Reid Pauly
@reidpauly.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and Policy at Brown University
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...
And here’s the book (the ebook is free!):
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
September 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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...
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...
player.captivate.fm/episode/f84b...
Diplomacy, security, and the “Art of Coercion”
Quickly and easily listen to Trending Globally: Politics and Policy for free!
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September 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I spoke with Brown’s Trending Globally podcast about my new book, “The Art of Coercion”
player.captivate.fm/episode/f84b...
player.captivate.fm/episode/f84b...
Reposted by Reid Pauly
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...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
The Art of Coercion by Reid B. C. Pauly | Paperback | Cornell University Press
The Art of Coercion presents a fresh explanation for the success—and failure—of coercive demands in international politics.Strong states are surprisingly bad at coercion. History shows they prevail...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
August 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Reposted by Reid Pauly
I just received my first copy of the book!
August 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I just received my first copy of the book!
Reposted by Reid Pauly
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:
@reidpauly.bsky.social’s new book, The Art of Coercion, reveals the missing piece: threats only work if paired with credible assurances.
Learn more:
The Art of Coercion
Reid Pauly’s new book "The Art of Coercion" explains why strong states often fail to force compliance in international politics.
ow.ly
August 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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:
@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...
about my new book: THE ART OF COERCION
Thanks for having me on the podcast!
newbooksnetwork.com/the-art-of-c...
Reid B. C. Pauly, "The Art of Coercion: Credible Threats and the Assurance Dilemma" (Cornell UP, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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...
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
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
The Art of Coercion by Reid B. C. Pauly | Paperback | Cornell University Press
The Art of Coercion presents a fresh explanation for the success—and failure—of coercive demands in international politics.Strong states are surprisingly bad at coercion. History shows they prevail...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
August 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 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
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 🙏.
If the United States wants to prevent war in the Taiwan Strait, it will need more than weapons in arsenals and strategies on the planning table, write @bglaser.bsky.social, Jessica Chen Weiss, and Thomas Christensen. Washington must also provide Beijing with credible assurances.
Taiwan and the True Sources of Deterrence
Why America must reassure, not just threaten, China.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 1, 2023 at 6:21 PM
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 🙏.