Pain has to be avoidable. Effective threats don’t make their target feel “damned if they do and damned if they don’t.” Thanks @profsaunders.bsky.social I’ll just add that the ebook is open access (i.e. free!)

😂 It’s even worse for me, because the ebook is actually free to download.

@cornellupress.bsky.social www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

This is partly why compellence (getting a country to do something it doesn't want to do, or undo what it has already done) is so hard: you need to be able to provide *assurance* that you will accept their actions and refrain from further punishment, etc. See @reidpauly.bsky.social's book!

Pakistan is waging its own war in Afghanistan. @claryc.bsky.social and Asfandyar Mir discuss how these former allies are now in open conflict – and why this might escalate further. Read: goodauthority.org/news/pakista...

It was a joy to share my new book—The Art of Coercion—at Yale today. Thank you for hosting me! @yalejackson.bsky.social

I joined @nktpnd.bsky.social on his @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast “Thinking the Unthinkable” to talk about my new book: The Art of Coercion. And here’s the book (the ebook is free!): www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

I spoke with Brown’s Trending Globally podcast about my new book, “The Art of Coercion” player.captivate.fm/episode/f84b...

My @brownupolisci.bsky.social colleagues in IR are having an amazing run of book publishing this summer. Quick thread to celebrate them (1/6) First up, @reidpauly.bsky.social book on the surprisingly tricky task of international coercion www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

I just received my first copy of the book!

Why do strong states so often fail to bend rivals to their will? @reidpauly.bsky.social’s new book, The Art of Coercion, reveals the missing piece: threats only work if paired with credible assurances. Learn more:

I spoke with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my new book: THE ART OF COERCION Thanks for having me on the podcast! newbooksnetwork.com/the-art-of-c...

🚨 It’s publication day! THE ART OF COERCION is finally out. When do threats work? When they are perceived as credibly *conditional*. Credible and painful punishments are not enough. Threats fail if targets feel “damned if they do and damned if they don’t.” shorturl.at/qa4T5

Assurances are integral to the logic of deterrence (and coercion more broadly). They clarify the choice: war or peace. Preventing a war over Taiwan requires that we get this right and pair threats with assurance. Thanks @bglaser.bsky.social Jessica Chen Weiss and Tom Christensen for the shout-out 🙏.