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Fighting for Credibility : US Reputation and International Politics /
When Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in Syria, he clearly crossed President Barack Obama's "red line." At the time, many argued that the president had to bomb in order to protect America's reputation for toughness, and therefore its credibility, abroa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Reputations Research and Premature Closure of Inquiry
- 2. Reputations Matter: Rational Deterrence Theory and Credibility Reconsidered
- 3. US Reputation Building in Deterrence Encounters, 1991-2003
- 4. The Strategic Logic of US Coercion: Explaining Deterrence Failures and Successes in Syria, 2011−13
- 5. RDT, Domestic Politics, and Audience Costs
- 6. Reputations, Credibility, and Transferability: Reconsidering Syria's Relevance to Iran, North Korea, and Beyond
- 7. Responding to Critics: Alternative Explanations and Competing Policy Recommendations
- 8. Expanding Theory-Policy Gaps in International Relations
- References
- Index