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The Concept of Stability in the Context of Conventional War in Europe
dc.contributor.authorAxelrod, Roberten_US
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dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.identifier.citationAxelrod, Robert (1990). "The Concept of Stability in the Context of Conventional War in Europe." Journal of Peace Research 27(3): 247-254. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68323>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-3433en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68323
dc.description.abstract`Stability' is a widely used concept in strategic analysis, especially in the context of nuclear strategy. This article examines the meaning of the term, and shows how it can be usefully applied to problems of conventional war, especially as these problems apply to Europe. In scientific usage, stability is the condition in which a slight disturbance in a system does not produce too disturbing an effect on that system. Traditionally, military writings in both East and West have been more deeply concerned with balance than with stability. In Europe today there is a paradox of strategic stability: the danger of instability at high levels of conflict promotes stability at low levels. Nevertheless, there are many political problems in Europe that are potential causes of instability and that should not be ignored. Attending to the problems of strategic stability also means a concern with linkages between conventional and nuclear war, vulnerabilities of armies to surprise attacks, maintenance of command and control, the relative strength of the defense compared to the offense, and the subtle interacting effects of dispersal, alert, and mobilization.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleThe Concept of Stability in the Context of Conventional War in Europeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPolitical Scienceen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelGovernment, Politics and Lawen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumInstitute of Public Policy Studies, University of Michiganen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68323/2/10.1177_0022343390027003002.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0022343390027003002en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Peace Researchen_US
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