Foreign Policy Failure in the White House

Reappraising the Fall of the Shah and the Iran-Contra Affair

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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Through a close inspection of empirical evidence, the authors wish to show how high-level policymakers are beset by complex decision-making tasks that the rational and systemic perspective fails entirely to take into account. This book focuses on the contributions of both cognitive psychology and the analysis of bureaucratic politics to the understanding of foreign policy decisions made by individuals, small groups, and large organizations. Two recent events are investigated: the fall of the Shah of Iran (1979), and the Iran-Contra affair (1986). This work offers new evidence through a detailed examination of primary sources, particularly internal government documents, messages, and reports newly declassified by the National Security Archive in Washington. Most of this material has not been accessible to previous writers.

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Utgivningsdatum:1993-07-02
Mått:138 x 213 x 10 mm
Vikt:231 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:198
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819190765

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Charles-Philippe David is Associate Professor at College Militaire Royal de St-Jean in Quebec.

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For those seeking a painless introduction to the literature on the application of theories of cognitive psychology and bureaucratic politics to foreign policy makine, this slim volume will be welcome indeed. It should interest historians from many fields, but the authors clearly have their eyes on historians of American foreign relations (and their students)...What makes this work so attractive is the clarity of the writing and the absence of jargon. -- David A. Welch Journal of American History ...a welcomed effort...its goal is admirable. We can only hope that this short book represents the beginning rather than the end of a reseach programme. -- David A. Welch ...a welcomed effort...its goal is admirable. We can only hope that this short book represents the beginning rather than the end of a reseach programme. -- David A. Welch For those seeking a painless introduction to the literature on the application of theories of cognitive psychology and bureaucratic politics to foreign policy makine, this slim volume will be welcome indeed. It should interest historians from many fields, but the authors clearly have their eyes on historians of American foreign relations (and their students)...What makes this work so attractive is the clarity of the writing and the absence of jargon. -- David A. Welch Journal of American History