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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. 1. Reputations Research and Premature Closure of Inquiry 30
6. 2. Reputations Matter: Rational Deterrence Theory and Credibility Reconsidered 71
7. 3. US Reputation Building in Deterrence Encounters, 1991–2003 105
8. 4. The Strategic Logic of US Coercion: Explaining Deterrence Failures and Successes in Syria, 2011−13 149
9. 5. RDT, Domestic Politics, and Audience Costs 181
10. 6. Reputations, Credibility, and Transferability: Reconsidering Syria’s Relevance to Iran, North Korea, and Beyond 191
11. 7. Responding to Critics: Alternative Explanations and Competing Policy Recommendations 212
12. 8. Expanding Theory-Policy Gaps in International Relations 232
13. References 265
14. Index 293