Marc, Kilgour D.; Zagare Frank C. - In: Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy 7 (2001) 2, pp. 1-26
Many game-theoretic analyses of deterrence confirm the commonsense view that what determines whether a defender can effectively deter a challenger from an unwanted action is (1) the challenger’s perception of the level of punishment that the defender will be able to impose on the challenger...