Screen LibraryU.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes
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Stanford Security Series,
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| Publisher Address: | Stanford, California |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 347 p.: ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780804774987 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0804774986 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780804774994 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0804774994 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | D871 |
| CLC: | D871.20 |
| Call Number: | D871.20/W184 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-335) 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. |