That is really the goal of this piece is to develop language that leaders from targets can use to distinguish types of economic coercion and condemn illegitimate uses. Similar moment to onset of nukes i.e. violent new weapons but no norms to contain their use.
academic.oup.com/jiel/article...

6/In the short term, this can amass quite a lot of power through rents, polarization, and salami tactics. But it also stokes resentment. The key is to challenge those that are focused on loss aversion and offer a win-win future.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

5/The key is to understand that these are not random policy maneuvers -- tariffs, university cuts, federal workforce layoffs, shrinking food aid/health care. It is part of a scarcity agenda.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

4/Politically, resource conflict drives polarization. It deepen the commitment of your base.
spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

3/In other cases, loss aversion is a powerful tool. Everyone tithes to avoid the worst. Whether it is Nvidia, the EU, or United, economic interests will bend over backwards in the face of coercion/further loss. Think of investors that hold onto the falling knife.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

2/In some cases, it is about targeting opponents. Universities are a site of opposition, food aid is a core democratic policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/p...

Here is a functioning link to the piece on neo-royalism.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...

Here is a functioning link to the piece on neo-royalism.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...

Raye on repeat at my house.
youtu.be/rK5TyISxZ_M