| The concept of coercive diplomacy has been used as a framework for analyzing various cases of confrontation between two or more states. Coercive diplomacy is the use of threats by a state to force an adversary to concede to certain demands. Formulated by Alexander L. George, this concept has been used to understand a diverse group of case studies, such as the initial stages of the Vietnam conflict, the conflict in Laos, as well as the Cuban missile crisis.; This dissertation studies four cases from the post-9/11 period and analyzes them through components of coercive diplomacy. These cases are (a) Operation Parakram 2001--2002 India-Pakistan crisis, (b) U.S. coercion on the Taliban September--October 2001, (c) U.S. coercive diplomacy against Saddam's Iraq prior to the March 2003 invasion, and (d) Coercive diplomacy and the North Korean nuclear crisis, 2002--2006. |
