Deterrence By Diplomacy

Deterrence by Diplomacy brings together several key issues ininternational politicscredibility crisis bargaining reputations theinterconnectedness of commitment... » 

Deterrence by Diplomacy brings together several key issues ininternational politicscredibility crisis bargaining reputations theinterconnectedness of commitments costly signaling and diplomacy. It connectsseveral important ideas in international politics and contributes to theirdevelopment.Robert Powell University of California Berkeley author of Inthe Shadow of PowerThis wellwritten book is a pleasure to read and Ilearned a great deal from it. Sartori presents complex ideas in an accessiblemanner and provides a compelling example of both the use of formal models inanalyzing complex problems and the sophisticated use of statistical methods.R. Harrison Wagner University of Texas at Austin «