Resurgent Powers, Nontraditional Threats, and Emerging Technologies- Deterrence in a Multilevel Network Framework
Abstract
While increased great-power competition has led to a resurgence of interest in deterrence, the nontraditional threats of the post-9-11 era—transnational terrorism, nonstate armed groups, rebel movements, and so on—have not disappeared. This highly complex security environment, characterized by heterogeneous political actors and multiple sources of threat, poses a substantial challenge to traditional deterrence logics. From this perspective, we assess how deterrence success varies by target type, conflict scenarios, and the relative cooperative-conflictual balance of deterrence strategies. We particularly focus on how a government’s ability to successfully implement or repel deterrent measures is influenced by (1) that government’s domestic political network, as defined by interactions among subnational actors; (2) third-party transnational support ties, such as ties to foreign militaries, terrorist groups, rebel movements, or civilian audiences; and (3) emergent structural properties of the network, such as communities of closely aligned political actors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 06, 2024
- Source ID
- FA95502310471
Entities
People
- Brandon Kinne
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- University of California, Davis