| ID | 101732 |
| Title Proper | Complexity of compellence |
| Other Title Information | revisiting the causal logic of denial |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dekker, Willem Martijn |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Robert A. Pape's denial theory forms the best corroborated theory to guide coercive strategy. Denial theory, however, provides a fundamentally flawed causal model because it neglects the complexity of the causal dynamics of compellence on two accounts: it fails to address strategic interaction between opponents and it seeks to provide a univariate explanation for a multicausal phenomenon. To address these two weaknesses, a new theory of grand strategic denial is developed. The implication of this new theory is that it is the target's grand strategy that must be undermined, not its military strategy per se. |
| `In' analytical Note | Comparative Strategy Vol. 29, No. 5; Nov-Dec 2010: p450-468 |
| Journal Source | Comparative Strategy Vol. 29, No. 5; Nov-Dec 2010: p450-468 |
| Key Words | Casual Logic ; Denial Theory ; Military ; Coercive Strategy |