New Leader, State Visit, and General Deterrence

• In Event: Deterrence, Coercion, and Conflict

Brief Overview

We explain an empirical pattern of why new leaders tend to visit powerful countries early in their tenure and how that helps them overcome turnover trap in terms of reducing vulnerability to foreign aggression.

Authors

• Md Muhibbur Rahman, Cornell University

• Yuji Masumura, University of Texas at Austin