Deterring International Terrorism & Rogue States

Challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the Cold War period and that it should shape US policies toward so-called 'rogue states' and terror groups.

1. Introduction: The Contemporary Debate 2. Viewing the Present Through the Past 3. On the Offensive Against Rogue States: Denial and Punishment Strategies 4. A Defensive-Denial Strategy Against Rogue States: National Missile Defence 5. On the Offensive Against Terrorists: Denial and Punishment Strategies 6. A Defensive-Denial Strategy Against Terrorists: Homeland Security 7. The Strengths and Limits of Deterrence