TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pauly,Reid B.C.
TI  - The art of coercion: credible threats and the assurance dilemma 
T2  - Cornell studies in security affairs
AV  - JZ5675 .P384 2025
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Ithaca, New York
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Nuclear arms control
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Ultimatums (International relations)
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Print books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : when do threats work? -- The assurance dilemma : credible and conditional threats -- "I at least want to be guilty" : coercing South Africa into a corner -- "Sanctions with inspectors" : convincing Iraq to come clean -- "They will laugh at us" : coaxing Libya to confess -- "We knew that they knew we knew" : compelling Iran to concede -- Conclusion : the true sources of coercive leverage
N2  - "This book explains how coercion works in international relations. Threats must not only be credible, but they must also imply assurances that a coercer will not punish a target after it complies. The chapters explore coercive bargaining over the nuclear weapons ambitions of South Africa, Iraq, Libya, and Iran"-- Provided by publisher
ER  -