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Book SynopsisHis concluding chapter examines a range of debiasing techniques, exploring how they can improve decision making.
Trade ReviewThis provides an American foreign policy expert's survey of security studies and new methods of analyzing and understanding international politics. Highly recommended for any college-level political science collection! Midwest Book Review National Security through a Cockeyed Lens is an interesting read for anyone seeking to understand how seemingly poor decisions can be made at critical junctures. Middle East Journal National Security through a Cockeyed Lens serves as a seminal work, instructive for scholars and decision makers alike... Yetiv's volume could be one of the key books for presidents and their advisers to read before they begin making decisions... -- William W. Newmann H-Diplo The principles in this book deserve wide recognition. Yetiv places necessary focus on lapses in decision making that are important to acknowledge. -- James Lebovic Political Science Quarterly
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: When Psychology Meets Decision Making
1. Afghanistan and Conflict: Intention and Threat Perception
2. President Reagan and Iran-Contra: Focus Feature
3. Radical Terrorism: A Cockeyed Lens
4. The 2003 Invasion of Iraq: A War of Overconfidence
5. U.S. Energy Policy: Short-Term Bias
Conclusion: Making Better Decisions
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
