Compellence §

• Compellence assumes Rational Choice Theory: to apply force, threats, and pressure
  • States are more likely to make a decision they would normally not make.
    • Is the proactive approach for a state to manipulate the perception of the benefit side as bigger
  • Compellence aims to changing the status quo
    • Applying force, so the other state changes behavior
  • Compellence is much more dependent on coercive threats to influence an adversary
• Cases
  • US compelling North Korea that stopping its nuclear program is a better idea than continuing it

President Joe Biden has agreed to ease sanctions against aspects of Iran’s economy, including oil and finance, if the Middle Eastern nation agrees to once again comply with the 2015 nuclear deal, according to a senior official familiar with the matter who spoke with the Associated Press.

- [[Biden agrees to Iranian demands of sanction relief to advance nuclear deal talks report American Military News\|Biden agrees to Iranian demands of sanction relief to advance nuclear deal talks report American Military News]]

• But cases of compellence seems to exaserbates the relations between the two nations

• You prefer a weapon you only have to fire once to get everyone to get in line