Coercive Diplomacy Meets Diversionary Incentives: The Impact of US and Iranian Domestic Politics during the Bush and Obama Presidencies

This paper applies theories of strategic conflict avoidance and diversionary war to help explain US–Iranian interactions. The article argues that US attempts at coercive diplomacy have tended to strengthen hardliners in Iran by allowing them to frame opposition to government policies as support for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Foreign Policy Analysis. - Wiley Periodicals, Inc.. - 8(2012), 3, Seite 313-331
1. Verfasser: Davies, Graeme A. M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Foreign Policy Analysis
Schlagworte:Political science Behavioral sciences Economics