Date Thesis Awarded
4-2012
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
International Relations
Advisor
Amy Oakes
Committee Members
Dennis A. Smith
Hiroshi Kitamura
Abstract
This research forms a theoretical extension to Nina Tannenwald's nuclear taboo, positing that there is a stability-instability paradox intrinsic to the norm. Through case study investigations of the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, I demonstrate that as the strength of the nuclear taboo increases over time, the incidence and severity of low- and mid-level conflict increase as well.
Recommended Citation
Bessler, Andrew Bryan, "The Nuclear Taboo Paradox: Destabilizing Consequences of the Norm" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 489.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/489
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.