Forceful Persuasion or Half-Hearted Diplomacy?

CHINA COERCIVE DIPLOMACY THROUGH SOUTH CHINA SEA CONFLICT AND BELT & ROAD INITIATIVES

“…This diplomacy is referred to as Coercive Diplomacy. Coercive diplomacy is defined as a persuasion to pressure actors involved within, through the use of force, military instrument, economic sanction, trade war or asymmetric agreement (Manulak, 2011).…”

“…Alexander George stated that coercive diplomacy is a type of diplomacy that, "in hopes of securing a peaceful resolution of a serious dispute by persuading an opponent to stop or undo his effort to alter the status quo situation." George (Manulak, 2011) mentioned several variants of coercive diplomacy as follows: 1. "Try and see" approach, looking at the threat and finding ways to persuade the opponent to change their stance.…”

Coercive Diplomacy and the Iranian Nuclear Crisis

“…The primary aim of scholarship in the area of coercive diplomacy has been to identify the factors and conditions that will heighten the probability of a successful outcome (Art 2003;Bratton 2005;Byman & Waxman 2002;George 1994b;Jakobsen 1998Jakobsen , 2011Jakobsen , 2015Jakobsen , 2016Kagan 1998;Manulak 2011). George, the pioneer of coercive diplomacy, was acutely aware that many variables could influence the outcome of coercive diplomacy across the wide array of crises that appear in the international political climate.…”

NATO i Zapadni Balkan

“…Srbija se opredelila za politiku vojne neutralnosti, nakon što je u decembru 2007. godine, u Narodnoj skupštini usvojena Deklaracija o Kosovu. 12 Odnos NATO prema Republici Srbiji Događaji na Kosovu i Metohiji kao i u Makedoniji su glavni katalizator razvoja sposobnosti Alijanse da učestvuju u upravljanju krizama. Suprotno krizi u Bosni, NATO se angažovao pre nego što su sukobljene strane došle u "pat poziciju".…”