POLSCI 160 Lecture 18: Aid, Sanctions, & Persuasion
24 Jan 2019
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How to gain leverage in diplomacy w/o crisis. Tied : often applies only if recipient uses $ to trade w/ giver (ex: china. Curry favor / side payment: diplomatic reward (ex: us to israel & invests in kenya, kenya must do business w/ china) Egypt at camp david: economic sanctions: punish state by blocking trade depends on strength of economy. Us cuts off trade w/ cuba to remove/limit castro (cuban cigars illegal) Leaders w/ winning coalitions susceptible to sanctions b/c support. Leaders w/ winning coalitions immune to sanctions: one side w or other gives in (ex: cold war, dissipate perceptions of hostility, persuasion: how to end rivalries . Commitment problem: each side suspicious that other wants them to lower guard. Requires separation of type : dramatic proof of commitment (ex: Marshall plan: us tied aid to help euro rebuild after ww2 success. Foreign aid does not usually precipitate economic growth b/c could be used to
