Korean War: A Reflection upon the Importance of Limits in Warfare with Thomas C. Schellings Bargaining Framework

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 1, , language: English, abstract: This research paper deals with the question of limits in warfare, particularly during the cold war period and the continuing era of nuclear weapons. The importance on their agreement has been emphasized by applying Schelling's concept of focal points within the field of tacit bargaining to the Korean War. Also, the paper discusses the possibility of limited wars as a generator of risk. Altogether, this paper shall provide a good overview of Schelling's concept of focal points applied to a warfare situation by emphasizing their critical and also controversial role.