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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Historical and Political Background of the Crisis
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The Conventional Military Environment
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Managing the Nuclear Environment
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Outside Actors and Crisis Resolution: The United States’ Role
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Avoiding Future Crises
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About this book
Reviews
"This book offers the most detailed and expert analysis in the open literature of the 2001-2002 crisis between India and Pakistan. Not only does it provide new insights into the military and diplomatic moves in South Asia, it also contains important lessons for regional security, alliance relations, coercive diplomacy, crisis management and nuclear deterrence. Given the checkered history between these two South Asian rivals, the cautionary lesson from this volume is powerfully relevant today: that the factors that led to a successful de-escalation in 2001-2002 may no longer be present or effective when the next crisis comes." - Mitchell B. Reiss, President, Washington College and former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, 2003-2005
"The 2001-2002 confrontation between India and Pakistan was a nuclear near-miss. Dr. Zachary Davis superbly edited volume places the crisis in historical context and helps us understand how - to borrow a phrase from Thomas Schelling - these two dynamite trucks managed to swerve and avoid a collision. Especially in the contributions from David Smith, Praveen Swami, Gurmeet Kanwal and Feroz Khan, we see how these rivals perceived the crisis and worked to avoid the worst outcome. In an especially valuable chapter by Michael Krepon and Polly Nayak, we also see the important role played by US policy managers. A decade after the crisis, the danger that terrorists will foment another Indo-Pak confrontation persists. This outstanding collection helps us understand how the 2001-02 crisis started and, more importantly, how conflict was averted. As such, it contains critical insights for the optimists about what can be done now to avoid a rerun, while for the pessimists it provides guidance on how to manage the next one." - Neil Joeck, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Editors and Affiliations
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Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
Zachary S. Davis
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The India-Pakistan Military Standoff
Book Subtitle: Crisis and Escalation in South Asia
Editors: Zachary S. Davis
Series Title: Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118768
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10938-4Published: 31 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29209-7Published: 31 March 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11876-8Published: 25 April 2011
Series ISSN: 2945-7130
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7149
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 240
Topics: International Relations, Asian Politics, Asian Culture, Diplomacy, Conflict Studies, Military and Defence Studies