Phenomenal post. This is the first I've heard of compellence but it astutely describes what I felt was going on with his tariff war.
It seems like goodwill is a token that the US has tried very hard to accumulate over the years, and now Trump is trying to cash in; that'll make honest international relations incredibly difficult in the future, regardless of if Trump is steering the ship or not, and without an avenue to peacefully force cooperation with other nations, it might push America to exercise more coercive methods like tariff threats, military threats, etc in the future. I don't want to be reactionary, but I can't imagine Trump's negotiation style sets a good precedent for the US' diplomatic relations.
Hey Wasay I wanted to say just how much your kind comment means to me.
I agree with your analysis and it’ll be interesting to see whew things lead. While I presume there is some limited benefit in playing good cop bad cop on the world stage by administration I bet the whole effect is going to be tough.
Thanks again and I hope you keep reading our other articles to come.
Phenomenal post. This is the first I've heard of compellence but it astutely describes what I felt was going on with his tariff war.
It seems like goodwill is a token that the US has tried very hard to accumulate over the years, and now Trump is trying to cash in; that'll make honest international relations incredibly difficult in the future, regardless of if Trump is steering the ship or not, and without an avenue to peacefully force cooperation with other nations, it might push America to exercise more coercive methods like tariff threats, military threats, etc in the future. I don't want to be reactionary, but I can't imagine Trump's negotiation style sets a good precedent for the US' diplomatic relations.
Hey Wasay I wanted to say just how much your kind comment means to me.
I agree with your analysis and it’ll be interesting to see whew things lead. While I presume there is some limited benefit in playing good cop bad cop on the world stage by administration I bet the whole effect is going to be tough.
Thanks again and I hope you keep reading our other articles to come.