https://globalsecurityreview.com/self-deterrence-narrative-control-and-nuclear-deterrence-the-case-of-israel/ A division of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://globalsecurityreview.com/self-deterrence-narrative-control-and-nuclear-deterrence-the-case-of-israel/#comment-83 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:46:59 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=27259#comment-83 An excellent piece! Uses the case of Israel to highlight the general problem of a major asymmetry between Democracies and Dictatorships: The “fear of tarnishing their international standing or setting dangerous precedents” is something that, for instance, Biden, Zelensky, and Netanyahu might have but that, for instance, Putin, Iran, and Hamas would NOT have. These bad actors might in fact WANT to shock the world and violate significant norms. Also, as implied in Holland’s piece, there is another trap for Democracies:, another treacherous mirror-imaging error: information warfare that can help gain support from their own populace/voters and their Allies might NOT much affect the thinking of repressive/cynical adversary regimes, committed as they are to their own extremist ideologies and belligerent (genocidal?) acts. This can further compromise effective nuclear (and integrated) deterrence.

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