POL SCI 20 Lecture Notes - Fledge, The Slippery Slope, Six-Day War
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American south vietnamese government instead of a pro- A credible threat is a threat that the recipient believes will be carried out. Tying hands and creating audience costs in making credible threats: thus, objects may take the appearance of indivisibility in the course of bargaining because of the positions taken by states. States" interests in power, security, wealth, and other needs can lead to conflicts over territory, policies, and the composition/character of their governments. The costs associated with war ensure that states generally have a common interest in allocating the disputed good peacefully. States bargain over the allocation of disputed goods. War occurs when states cannot agree to a mutually beneficial bargain. Bargaining can fail if states have incomplete information about one another"s willingness and ability to wage war. Hence, interest conflicts are necessary, but not sufficient, to explain why war happens.