U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes /

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"Mistakes, in the form of bad decisions, are a common feature of every presidential administration, and their consequences run the gamut from unnecessary military spending, to missed opportunities for foreign policy advantage, to needless bloodshed. This book analyzes a range of presidential de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Stephen G., 1942-
Otros Autores: Malici, Akan, 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
National security > United States > Decision making.
Presidents > United States > Decision making.
Political science > United States.
Présidents > États-Unis > Prise de décision.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
National security > Decision making.
Political science.
Presidents > Decision making.
United States > Foreign relations > Decision making.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Prise de décision.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mistakes as a feature of everyday political life
  • Foreign policy mistakes and the exercise of power
  • Fearing losses too little : deterrence failures
  • Fearing losses too much : false alarm failures
  • Seeking gains too late : reassurance failures
  • Seeking gains too soon : false hope failures
  • Foreign policy analysis : maximizing rationality
  • Foreign policy analysis : minimizing mistakes
  • Avoiding foreign policy mistakes : extension and expansion
  • Foreign policy dynamics : the Middle East and South Asia systems
  • Some final thoughts : exploring the rationality frontier.

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