Compellance

Quick meaning: Compellance is a noun meaning Alternative form of compellence.

Meaning

Alternative form of compellence.

Example Sentences

Compellance, too, is an idea that originated in the strategy of nuclear weapons and has been imported by the White Paper into the world of conventional forces. There is some considerable irony in this.

Deterrence is distinguished from compellance, the use of threats to manipulate the behavior of others so they stop doing something unwanted or do something they were not previously doing. As with deterrence, in security affairs a[…]

COMPELLANCE VERSUS DETERRENCE There are basically two courses of action that the UN may take when it decides that the events in a country represent a threat to international peace and security. Under this rubric, the UN is responding to[…]

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