Walker, Stephen G.,  1942- <br/><br/>
U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes  [electronic resource] / 
Stephen G. Walker and Akan Malici. 
 - Stanford, Calif. :  Stanford Security Series,  2011. 
 - ix, 347 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804780698 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National security--Decision making.--United States<br/>Presidents--Decision making.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JZ1480  / .W33 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.73