Deterrence, interdependence and Sino–US peace

Between War and Peace: Deterrence and Leverage

Responding to the security needs of the United States at the edge of the twenty-first century reveals a myriad of new threats and challenges, many of which remain largely unappreciated by both policy makers and the public at large. As if the horrors of an impending nuclear war were not enough, we now face a new challenge to our national security--the indiscriminate use of weapons of mass destru...

Comparative Kantian Peace Theory Economic Interdependence and International Conflict at A Group Level of Analysis

Liberal scholars in the international relations discipline argue that peace among nations would be the consequence of three complementary influences. First, republican constitutions eliminate autocratic caprice in waging war. Second, “an understanding of the legitimate rights of all citizens and of all republics comes into play” with the spread of democracy. This creates a moral foundation for ...

War or Peace? How the Subjective Perception of Great Power Interdependence Shapes Preemptive Defensive Aggression

Why do great powers with benign intentions end up fighting each other in wars they do not seek? We utilize an incentivized, two-person "Preemptive Strike Game" (PSG) to explore how the subjective perception of great power interdependence shapes defensive aggression against persons from rival great powers. In Study 1, college students from the United States (N = 115), China (N = 106), and Japan ...

Violence , Peace , and Peace Research

Uncertainty and entry deterrence*

We study a model where capacity installation by an incumbent firm serves to deter others from entering the industry. We argue that uncertainty about demand or costs forces the incumbent to choose a higher capacity level than it would under certainty. This higher level diminishes the attractiveness of deter rence (Proposition 1) and, therefore, the range of parameter values for which deterrence ...