The Strategy of Conflict

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
  • The method of deterrence is used quiet frequently by the United States as well as other countries in dealing with global conflicts. The major objective of deterrence is to utilize a threat of force to subdue the potential enemy into taking into account the consequences of their actions. The major point of deterrence however is to steer clear of actual military conflict to reduce to use of military force.

• Gang War vs International War
• Limited War

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