Interstate Communications in the Twenty-First Century: Can You Hear Me Now

Abstract

This thesis examines the theoretical insights on the process of interstate bargaining offered by Thomas Schelling and Robert Jervis. Both authors offer competing models for framing the problem of conveying intent in interstate bargaining frameworks. Can states operationalize coercive and compellant bargaining frameworks as described by Thomas Schelling? Or, suggested by Jervis, is the process of interstate communications structurally flawed by perception and misperception? This thesis examines a case study involving Iran s nuclear program and how it is or is not influenced by Israel and the United States, and identifies which theoretical framework, if any, best explains a nation s intent in the international arena.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473709

Entities

People

  • Anthony Bessone

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Commerce
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History
  • Strategic Security Studies