LEADER 03314nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910789768303321 005 20230725032203.0 010 $a0-8047-8069-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804780698 035 $a(CKB)2670000000112928 035 $a(EBL)744861 035 $a(OCoLC)749264359 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000593902 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12198589 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000593902 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10548326 035 $a(PQKB)10453883 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000648008 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260972 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000648008 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10596915 035 $a(PQKB)11644081 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC744861 035 $a(DE-B1597)564108 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804780698 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL744861 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10493932 035 $a(OCoLC)1224279640 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000112928 100 $a20110131d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aU.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes$b[electronic resource] /$fStephen G. Walker and Akan Malici 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford Security Series$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-7499-4 311 $a0-8047-7498-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMistakes 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. 330 $aMistakes, 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.