Intuitive deterrence theorists…with feelings? Perceptions of Chinese resolve in a crisis

Andrew Chubb, Barbara Yoxon, Thomas Loughran, Kristina Kironska, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University, UK and Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University, Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Conflict Management and Peace Science

Published online on June 09, 2026

Abstract

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Recent experimental research has found citizens to be “intuitive deterrence theorists” who judge the resolve of foreign states based on their capabilities, material stakes, past behavior and costly signals. Yet there are good reasons to expect that ...