Naval Postgraduate School
Dissuasion of Terrorists and Other Non-State Actors Strategic Insights, v. 3, issue 10 (October 2004)
SI_2004_pilat.pdf (75.04Kb)Abstract
Dissuasionâ€â€as put forward in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and other recent U.S.
strategy documentsâ€â€is targeted at states. Although there are questions about the potential role and efficacy of dissuasion with respect to states, there is an even more difficult question: Can it apply at all to terrorists and other non-state actors?
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This article appeared in Strategic Insights, v.3 issue 10 (October 2004)
Strategic Insights, is a monthly electronic journal produced by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
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