Professor McManus’s research on the credibility of international threats was cited in a recent Bloomberg Opinion article about the upcoming presidential transition. Her book project interrogates the so-called “madman theory,” which suggests that leaders who are perceived as unpredictable can make more credible international threats.
Read the article here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-17/trump-plays-chicken-with-the-madman-theory
