The Dynamics of Coercion

American Foreign Policy and the Limits of Military Might

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Successful coercion should be relatively simple for the United States. Since the demise of the Soviet Union, the United States is without rivals in military might, political influence, or economic strength. Yet despite the lopsided US edge in raw power, regional foes persist in defying the threats and ultimatums brought by the United States and its allies. This book examines why some attempts to strong-arm an adversary work while others do not. It explores how coercion today differs from coercion during the Cold War. It describes the constraints on the United States emanating from the need to work within coalitions and the restrictions imposed by domestic politics, and it assesses the special challenges likely to arise when an adversary is a non-state actor or when the use of weapons of mass destruction is possible.

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'Anyone wanting to know why the exercise of US power often doesn't work must read Byman and Waxman's excellent The Dynamics of Coercion; its analysis of US domestic politics and foreign coercion (in coalitions in particular) is clear, coherent and full of good sense.' The Guardian '... this carefully researched and well-argued work will be of great interest to those concerned with the realities and specific challenges of post-Cold War UK foreign policy implementation.' Journal of Peace Research

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Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Defining coercion	p. 3
The role of inducements	p. 9
Models of coercion	p. 10
Coercion today: old wine in new bottles?	p. 14
Challenges to coercion today	p. 18
Structure	p. 21
Coercive Strategy Making	p. 25
The theory of coercion	p. 30
Measuring coercion	p. 31
Coercion as a dynamic contest: key analytic concepts	p. 37
The path ahead	p. 46
Coercive mechanisms	p. 48
Commonly used mechanisms	p. 50
Second-order coercion	p. 82
Conclusion	p. 85
Coercive instruments	p. 87
Air strikes	p. 88
Invasions and land grabs	p. 99
The threat of nuclear attack	p. 102
Sanctions and international isolation	p. 105
Support for an insurgency	p. 117
Combinations	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 123
The Context of Coercion Today	p. 125
Domestic politics and coercion	p. 130
Justifying force	p. 132
U.S. casualty sensitivity	p. 134
Sensitivity to adversary civilian suffering	p. 137
U.S. political constraints and adversary counter-coercion	p. 142
The asymmetry of constraints	p. 148
Conclusion	p. 150
Coercion and coalitions	p. 152
Why coalitions?	p. 154
Limits imposed by coalitions	p. 158
Coalitions and adversary counter-coercion	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 172
Humanitarian coercion and nonstate actors	p. 175
Humanitarian intervention and coercion	p. 176
The decision to intervene	p. 177
Common tasks during a humanitarian intervention	p. 181
Constraints on humanitarian coercion	p. 183
The challenge of nonstate adversaries	p. 190
Nonstate actors and counter-coercion	p. 194
Conclusion	p. 199
Weapons of mass destruction and U.S. coercion	p. 201
Understanding the danger	p. 203
WMD and escalation dominance	p. 212
Beyond the brink: how WMD use affects coercion	p. 216
Implications for coercive contests	p. 218
Conclusion	p. 224
The Future of U.S. Coercion	p. 227
Challenges to strategy making	p. 229
Why policy makers and analysts disagree	p. 234
Coercion dynamics and credibility traps	p. 236
Final words	p. 239
Bibliography	p. 241
Index	p. 265
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