Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: U.S. Crisis Management in South Asia

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Stanford University Press, May 8, 2018 - Political Science - 320 pages

One of the gravest issues facing the global community today is the threat of nuclear war. As a growing number of nations gain nuclear capabilities, the odds of nuclear conflict increase. Yet nuclear deterrence strategies remain rooted in Cold War models that do not take into account regional conflict. Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments offers an innovative theory of brokered bargaining to better understand and solve regional crises. As the world has moved away from the binational relationships that defined Cold War conflict while nuclear weapons have continued to proliferate, new types of nuclear threats have arisen. Moeed Yusuf proposes a unique approach to deterrence that takes these changing factors into account.

Drawing on the history of conflict between India and Pakistan, Yusuf describes the potential for third-party intervention to avert nuclear war. This book lays out the ways regional powers behave and maneuver in response to the pressures of strong global powers. Moving beyond debates surrounding the widely accepted rational deterrence model, Yusuf offers an original perspective rooted in thoughtful analysis of recent regional nuclear conflicts. With depth and insight, Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments urges the international community to rethink its approach to nuclear deterrence.

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Contents

Acknowledgments
A Survey of
An Introduction to Brokered
The Kargil Crisis
The 20012002 Military Standoff
The Mumbai Crisis
Observations and Lessons for South
Generalizing the Application
Implications for Theory and Practice
Appendix
Index
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About the author (2018)

Moeed Yusuf, PhD, is Associate Vice President of the Asia center at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He is the editor of Pakistan's Counterterrorism Challenge and Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in South Asia and co-editor of South Asia 2060 and Getting it Right in Afghanistan.

Bibliographic information

TitleBrokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: U.S. Crisis Management in South Asia
AuthorMoeed Yusuf
Editionreprint
PublisherStanford University Press, 2018
ISBN1503606554, 9781503606555
Length320 pages
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Political Science / International Relations / Arms Control
  
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