02216nam a2200421 a 4500 EBC744861 MiAaPQ 20250821114643.0 m o d | cr cn||||||||| 110131s2011 caua sb 001 0 eng d 2011004620 9780804774987 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804774994 9780804780698 (electronic bk.) (MiAaPQ)EBC744861 (Au-PeEL)EBL744861 (CaPaEBR)ebr10493932 (OCoLC)749264359 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ n-us--- JZ1480 .W33 2011 327.73 22 Walker, Stephen G., 1942- 355428 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. 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. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. National security United States Decision making. 355429 Presidents United States Decision making. 355430 United States Foreign relations Decision making. 355431 Electronic books. 35142 Malici, Akan, 1974- 355432 ProQuest (Firm) 355433 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=744861 Click to View 275329 275329