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Gendering the cult of the offensive / Wilcox, Lauren

Wilcox, Lauren	Journal Article
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2009.

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Theorists of the offense-defense balance frequently note that perceptions of technology, as well as military doctrine, play a role in states' perception of offense dominance or the "cult of the offensive." I argue that gender may constitute the missing link in explaining this misperception and suggest three possible areas of investigation. First, the perceptions and uses of technologies are dependent upon gendered ideologies which encouraged disastrous strategies in the First World War. Second, gender is an integral part of nationalism that promotes offensive policies by defining masculinity in terms of heroic service to the nation. Third, gendered discourses of protection use the language of defense to legitimate offensive policies. By analyzing the roots of perceptions of offense dominance, feminist analysis shows how gender discourses and the production of gender identities are not confined to individuals and the private realm but rather are a pervasive fact of social life on an international scale.

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Military doctrine ; Defense Theory ; Offense - Defense Balance ; Military Technology - Gender

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Offense–defense balance, war duration, and the security dilemma / Nilsson, Marco

Nilsson, Marco	Journal Article
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2012.

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The systemic offense-defense theory argues that the security dilemma and the risk of war become doubly severe in offense-dominant eras in the state system. However, the theory assumes in support of its main argument that wars are shorter when offense has the advantage. This article empirically tests the expected connection between the systemic offense-defense balance and war duration. A statistical analysis of wars 1817-1992 disconfirms the theory's expectations. The article then draws different conclusions about the severity of the security dilemma when offense is dominant: both arms racing and the fear of aggression that the security dilemma thrives on should be less severe than offense-defense theorists assume.

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Security Dilemma ; Offense - Defense Balance ; War Duration

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When is China's military modernization dangerous: contracting the cross - strait offence - defense balance and U S arms sales to Taiwan / Chen, Ching-Chang

Chen, Ching-Chang	Journal Article
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2009.

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Taiwan ; Arms Sales ; Constructivism ; Threat Perception ; Offense - Defense Balance ; U S

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