Jeff Carter

@jeffcarter.bsky.social

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Researches and professes about international relations. “An incredibly average scholar.” Co-director of the Correlates of War project. Probably thinking about music, food, or the dog.

Leader specifi c punishments enable the citizens of a nation to avoid punishment by simply replacing their leader if she cheats. Whether the citizens choose to do so, however, depends upon domestic political institutions and in particular how these institutions shape the cost of replacing a leader. If the value of restored cooperation exceeds the cost of leader replacement, then the citizens depose their leader if she cheats. Under institutional arrangements that make it diffi cult to replace leaders, however, the benefi ts of restored cooperation are too small to justify the high cost of leader replacement.
Willie (German Shepherd and Husky mix with white and red fur) resting his head on a stuffed animal shark.
Dog taking a nap with only her paw and head on her dog bed.
The “EU has a collective action problem here,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox News on Friday, accusing its leadership of keeping member nations in the dark. “Some of the feedback that I’ve been getting is that the underlying countries don’t even know what the EU is negotiating on their behalf.”
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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings after their encore.
Flame point German Shepard/Husky mix with wild ear hair smiling.