The Role of Confidence-Building Measures in a Deterrence Relationship

Sitakanta Mishra and Sitara Noor discuss why Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) play an important, but limited, role in bringing states engaged in a deterrence relationship closer together during tense situations.
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