Zagare, Frank C.; Kolgour, D. Marc - In: Journal of Theoretical Politics 10 (1998) 1, pp. 59-87
The theoretical literature of interstate conflict is dominated by two conceptual models, classical deterrence theory … and the spiral model. The fundamental tenet of classical deterrence theory is that credible and capable threats can … prescriptions associated with deterrence theory frequently lead to vicious cycles of reciprocated conflict.According to Jervis `both …