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17.S952 — Coercion and Deterrence

The study of coercion and deterrence are crucial to understanding the interaction between states in times of conflict, war, and peace. This course introduces graduate students to both foundational works of conventional and nuclear coercion and deterrence as well as recent work on other domains to include economics, non-state actors, and cyber.