03314nam 2200673 a 450 991078976830332120230725032203.00-8047-8069-210.1515/9780804780698(CKB)2670000000112928(EBL)744861(OCoLC)749264359(SSID)ssj0000593902(PQKBManifestationID)12198589(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000593902(PQKBWorkID)10548326(PQKB)10453883(SSID)ssj0000648008(PQKBManifestationID)12260972(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000648008(PQKBWorkID)10596915(PQKB)11644081(MiAaPQ)EBC744861(DE-B1597)564108(DE-B1597)9780804780698(Au-PeEL)EBL744861(CaPaEBR)ebr10493932(OCoLC)1224279640(EXLCZ)99267000000011292820110131d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrU.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes[electronic resource] /Stephen G. Walker and Akan MaliciStanford, Calif. Stanford Security Series20111 online resource (360 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7499-4 0-8047-7498-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 decisions made in the realm of US foreign policy-with a special focus on national security-over the past half century in order to create a roadmap of the decision process and a guide to better foreign policy decision-making in the increasingly complex context of 21st century international relations.<BRNational securityUnited StatesDecision makingPresidentsUnited StatesDecision makingUnited StatesForeign relationsDecision makingNational securityDecision making.PresidentsDecision making.327.73Walker Stephen G.1942-1559616Malici Akan1974-1559617MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789768303321U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes3824881UNINA