Introduction
Chapter 1: Reputations Research and Premature Closure of Inquiry
Chapter 2: Reputations Matter: Rational Deterrence Theory and Credibility Reconsidered
Chapter 3: US Reputation Building in Deterrence Encounters, 1991–2003
Chapter 4: The Strategic Logic of US Coercion: Explaining Failures and Successes in Syria, 2011- 2013
Chapter 5: RDT, Domestic Politics, and Audience Costs
Chapter 6: Reputations, Credibility, and Transferability – Reconsidering Syria’s Relevance to Iran, North Korea, and Beyond
Chapter 7: Responding to Critics: Alternative Explanations and Competing Policy Recommendations
Chapter 8: Expanding Theory-Policy Gaps in International Relations
Appendix 1
Glossary of Terms
