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Focusing on cases of asymmetric US encounters with smaller powers since the end of the Cold War, Harvey and Mitton reveal that reputations matter for credibility in international politics. This dynamic and deeply documented study successfully brings reputation back to the table of foreign diplomacy.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Reputations Research and Premature Closure of Inquiry
Chapter 2: Reputations Matter: Rational Deterrence Theory and Credibility Reconsidered
Chapter 3: US Reputation Building in Deterrence Encounters, 1991-2003
Chapter 4: The Strategic Logic of US Coercion: Explaining Failures and Successes in Syria, 2011- 2013
Chapter 5: RDT, Domestic Politics, and Audience Costs
Chapter 6: Reputations, Credibility, and Transferability - Reconsidering Syria’s Relevance to Iran, North Korea, and Beyond
Chapter 7: Responding to Critics: Alternative Explanations and Competing Policy Recommendations
Chapter 8: Expanding Theory-Policy Gaps in International Relations
Appendix 1
Glossary of Terms
About the author
By Frank P. Harvey and John Mitton
Summary
Focusing on cases of asymmetric US encounters with smaller powers since the end of the Cold War, Harvey and Mitton reveal that reputations matter for credibility in international politics. This dynamic and deeply documented study successfully brings reputation back to the table of foreign diplomacy.
