Democracy and deterrence : foundations for an enduring world peace / Walter Gary Sharp, Sr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharp, Walter Gary

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moore, John Norton, 1937- Solving the war puzzle.

Moore, John Norton.

Moore, John Norton Solving the war puzzle.

War--Prevention.

War.

War--Causes.

Deterrence (Strategy).

Conflict management.

Democracy.

Peace.

Medical Subjects:

Moore, John Norton Solving the war puzzle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages)

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, [2008]

Summary:

[Examines] "the causes of warfare in the context of a deterrence model, or, specifically, the deterrence factors inherent in the checks and balances of a democratic state and the absence of such factors in the nondemocratic state ... Sharp analyzes the concepts in [John Norton] Moore's seminal work [Solving] the War Puzzle (2005 [i.e 2004]), which describes Moore's incentive theory of war avoidance"--Forward (ix)

Contents:

Liberal democracy and its global influence

Conventional theories of war and war avoidance

The democratic peace principle

War avoidance through incentives and deterrence

A validation of the incentive theory of war avoidance

Correlative values of democracy

Conclusion: Democracy and deterrence in the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed March 16, 2009).

"May 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-263) and index.

Other Format:

Sharp, Walter Gary. Democracy and deterrence

ISBN:

9781585661800

1585661805

OCLC:

315911043