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Knowing the adversary : leaders, intelligence, and assessment of intentions in international relations /

"States are more likely to engage in risky and destabilizing actions such as military buildups and preemptive strikes if they believe their adversaries pose a tangible threat. Yet despite the crucial importance of this issue, we don't know enough about how states and their leaders draw inf...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yarhi-Milo, Keren, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton studies in international history and politics.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theories of intentions and the problem of attention
  • Indicators of Nazi Germany's intentions and the coming of World War II, 1934-39
  • British decision makers' perceptions of Nazi Germany's intentions
  • The British intelligence community's assessments of Nazi Germany's intentions
  • The Carter era and the collapse of detente, 1977-80
  • US decision makers' perceptions of Soviet intentions : the collapse of detente
  • The US intelligence community's assessments of Soviet intentions : the collapse of detente
  • Indicators of Soviet intentions and the end of the Cold War, 1985-88
  • US decision makers' perceptions of Soviet intentions : the end of the Cold War
  • The US intelligence community's assessments of Soviet intentions : the end of the Cold War
  • Summary and implications.