Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-89713-5
Ph.D.
Public Policy
University of Maryland, College Park
2015
Coercive diplomacy is a deceivingly attractive strategy. If it can be made to work, it has the potential of achieving foreign policy objectives with considerably fewer costs. But when adopted in unconducive circumstances, the strategy has the potential to backfire and make peaceful resolution of conflicts more difficult.
Middle Eastern history; Economics; Middle Eastern Studies; International Relations; Public policy
Social sciences;Coercive diplomacy;Economic sanctions;Foreign policy;Iran's nuclear program;Nuclear proliferation;Statecraft