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245 10 a| U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes /c| Stephen G. Walker and Akan Malici.;

300 a| ix, 347 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-335) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| 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.;

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U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes / Stephen G. Walker and Akan Malici.

Author/creator	Walker, Stephen G., 1942- author.
Other author	Malici, Akan, 1974- author.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Stanford, California : Stanford Security Series, 2011, ©2011.
Description	ix, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	National security--United States. --Decision making. Presidents--United States. --Decision making. United States--Foreign relations. --Decision making.

Contents	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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-335) and index.
LCCN	2011004620
ISBN	9780804774987 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0804774986 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780804774994 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0804774994 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Standard identifier#	6905279

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