What is labeled “Stockholm syndrome” in #hostage situations becomes, in long-duration domestic captivity, a form of cognitive flexibility under #coercion.

Should the AfD lead a state government in Saxony-Anhalt, parties spanning the political spectrum-including the CDU/CSU, SPD, Greens, and Left-have indicated the... https://news.osna.fm/?p=63714 | #news #afd #against #coercion #democratic
Philippines defense chief calls out China after note interrupts remarks at Seoul forum: 'Coercion, bullying'
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2/6 In his latest column, Bihar Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain argues that the deeper test is strategic resilience — whether a country can absorb a shock, recover quickly and retain the freedom to act when deterrence fails.
The conceptual mistake in coercive warfare is assuming that firepower equals compliance. As Schelling and Pape’s theories suggest, force matters politically only when it changes the adversary’s decision-making calculus.
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