Several states object to Japan's attaché in Britain and demand its withdrawal. Yielding would make the objectors appear powerful, while refusal forces them to act or accept defiance. If no consequence follows, the demand exposes their limited leverage. This game-side exchange explains coercive credibility through the reputational cost of an unenforced threat.
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Why an unenforced demand can weaken its sender
Objections to Japan's attaché in Britain become a short explanation of how refusing an unenforced demand can expose the sender's limited leverage.