Avoiding War: Problems Of Crisis Management

Part 1 Framework of the study: is research on crisis management needed?, Alexander L. George plan of the study, Alexander L. George the tension between "military logic" and the requirements of diplomacy in crisis management, Alexander L. George a provisional theory of crisis management, Alexander L. George. Part 2 Inadvertent wars: introduction, Alexander L. George the Crimean War, Richard Smoke the role of crisis mismanagement in the outbreak of the World War I, Jack S. Levy the US-China War in Korea, Allen S. Whiting the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, Janice Gross Stein the Suez War of 1956 - communication in crisis management, Christer Jonsson. Part 3 Crisis management without war: introduction, Alexander L. George the Berlin Blockade crisis of 1948-1949, M. Steven Fish the Cuban missile crisis, Alexander L. George the Sino-Soviet border crisis of 1969, Arthur A. Cohen. Part 4 Superpower involvement in Middle East conflicts: introduction, Alexander L. George the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, Yaacov Bar-Simon-Tov the war of attrition, 1969-1970, Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov. Part 5 Factors influencing crisis management: introduction, Alexander L. George strategies for crisis management, Alexander L. George the role of intelligence in crisis management, Stan A. Taylor and Theodore J. Ralston crisis bargaining codes and crisis management, J. Philip Rogers rules of engagement, Scott D. Sagan the impact of crisis-induced stress on policy makers, Jerrold M. Post. Part 6 Prospects - new challenges, new opportunities: introduction, Alexander L. George crisis management in Europe - old mechanisms and new problems, Phil Williams the future of "military diplomacy" in US-Soviet relations, Kurt M. Campbell. Part 7 Findings and recommendations: Alexander L. George.