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Naval Competition in the Indian Ocean Region explores the technology, theory, risks, and future trajectories of sea-based deterrence, with a focus on China, India, and Pakistan.
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Missile Technologies in Southern Asia explores key missiles and missile defense systems, missile arsenals across China, India, and Pakistan, and emerging developments.
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Restoring Deterrence: Coercion and Crises in Southern Asia is a short and accessible overview of deterrence theory and its applications in Southern Asian crises.
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Deterrence in Southern Asia is the most comprehensive resource on the internet for studying deterrence theory and its applications (and limitations) in the context of the Pakistan-India-China-United States strategic chain.
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Strategic South Asia is the most comprehensive collection of perspectives regarding India and Pakistan’s strategic and nuclear trajectories available online.
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Why Enroll in Strategic Learning Courses?
Upon completing Strategic Learning courses, students will learn:
The history and overview of strategic competition in South Asia.
The role of coercion – including its subsets, deterrence and compellence – in the international system
How to analyze crisis episodes and management challenges in Southern Asia.
The tenets and assumptions underlying deterrence theory and the analytical challenges that come with applying theory to practice
How strategic delivery systems shape strategic competition and risks in Southern Asia
To propose innovative solutions to build confidence and reduce strategic dangers in Southern Asia
How to apply key takeaways not only to understand and analyze coercive dynamics in Southern Asia but in international politics in general