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tripwire force: a standalone construct

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Strategic studies

a small military deployment placed where an attack would engage it, making a defender's commitment to fight credible by tying its hands.

In strategic studies, tripwire force refers to a small military deployment placed where an attack would engage it, making a defender's commitment to fight credible by tying its hands. This meaning comes from Schelling (1967) in Arms and Influence.[1]

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References

  1. Schelling, T. C. (1967). Arms and Influence. Yale University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vm52s

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