The Strategy of Conflict

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The Strategy of Conflict

"...in the strategy of conflict there are enlightening similarities between, say, maneuvering in limited war and jockeying in a traffic jam, between deterring the Russians and deterring one's own childern..."

Published in 1960 by Thomas Schelling, this book resulted in one of the most influential modes of thinking for American involvment in the Vietnam War.

Important Points

  • Deterrence
  • Threats
  • Gang War vs International War


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