Understanding Escalation

A Framework for Evaluating the Escalatory Risks of Policy Actions

By Michael J. MazarrDara Massicot, Anthony Atler, Jason H. Campbell, Nathan Chandler, Alexis Dale-Huang, Kotryna Jukneviciute, Raymond Kuo, Krista Langeland, Gwen Mazzotta, Erik E. Mueller, Karl P. Mueller, Mark Stalczynski, Daniel Tapia, Nathan Thompson,

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Imprint: RAND Corporation

This report presents an analysis of theoretical, historical, and competitor perspectives on the issue of escalation in crisis or war, leading to the development of a framework to assess the escalatory risk of specific U.S. national policy actions.

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