The polythink syndrome : U.S. foreign policy decisions on 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and ISIS /

The polythink syndrome : U.S. foreign policy decisions on 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and ISIS /

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Why do presidents and their advisors often make sub-optimal decisions on military intervention, escalation, de-escalation, and termination of conflicts? The leading concept of group dynamics, Groupthink, offers one explanation: policy-making groups make sub-optimal decisions due to their desire for...

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Main Authors: Mintz, Alex, 1953- (Author), Wayne, Carly (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
2001-2017
National security > United States > Decision making > Case studies.
Group decision making > United States > Case studies.
United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009 > Decision making > Case studies.
United States > Foreign relations > 2009-2017 > Decision making > Case studies.
Case studies
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The polythink syndrome
  • Causes, symptoms, and consequences of polythink
  • Polythink in national security : the 9/11 attacks
  • Polythink and Afghanistan war decisions : war initiation and termination
  • Decision making in the Iraq War: from groupthink to polythink
  • Polythink in the Iranian nuclear dispute : decisions of the U.S. and Israel
  • Recent challenges : the Syria debate, the renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, and the ISIS decision
  • The global nature of polythink and its productive potential.

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