Multi-Actor Deterrence: Defining the Concept
Abstract
Deterrence was commonly known as a strategy where a state actor, mostly in a nuclear domain, used credible threats against another actor to persuade them not to take a specific action, either through imposition of cost or denial of benefit. Today, our deterrence policies and strategies seek to use tailored approaches to deterrence, outlying a dyadic scenario based on two different set of interests even when there are multiple actors involved. We argue it is time to update our concepts to expand beyond dyadic deterrence scenarios to include multiple actors. The deterrence equation is no longer state actor A versus state actor B. Instead, we need to discuss how to deter Actor Band possibly actors C and D.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 17, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1183759
Entities
People
- Lana Obradovic
- Michelle Black
Organizations
- University of Nebraska Omaha