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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yusuf, Moeed, Author.

Series:

Stanford scholarship online.

Stanford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear crisis control--South Asia.

Nuclear crisis control.

Crisis management--United States.

Crisis management.

Nuclear warfare--India--Prevention.

Nuclear warfare.

Nuclear warfare--Pakistan--Prevention.

United States--Foreign relations--India.

United States.

India--Foreign relations--United States.

India.

United States--Foreign relations--Pakistan.

Pakistan--Foreign relations--United States.

Pakistan.

India--Foreign relations--Pakistan.

Pakistan--Foreign relations--India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Understanding Nuclear Crisis Behavior

2 Setting Up the Inquiry

3 The Kargil Crisis

4 The 2001–2002 Military Standoff

5 The Mumbai Crisis

6 Brokered Bargaining

7 Beyond South Asia

8 Brokered Bargaining

Appendix

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503606555

1503606554

OCLC:

1178769045