ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1990, examines the theories on ‘nonoffensive’ or ‘nonprovocative’ defence that arose at the end of the Cold War. The debate around the theories is analysed here, including the claims that nonoffensive defence would lead to conventional stability, security at lower levels of armaments, and reduce suspicion leading to peace and stability.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|39 pages
Paradigms of Defensive Strategies: Concept and Credibility
part II|65 pages
Defensive Strategies in NATO/WTO Relations
part III|36 pages
Defensive Strategies in Regions of Conflict: Northeast and Southeast Asia
part IV|22 pages
Defensive Strategies in Regions of Conflict: The Middle East and Central America
part V|28 pages
Defense, Disarmament, and the International Community