At the heart of political leadership lies choice, and at the heart of choice lies judgement. A leader's psychology and experience intersects with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader - or a country. Nowhere is judgement more important than in the making of foreign policy. Good judgements can avoid wars, or win them. Poor judgements can start wars or lose them. This volume draws together a group of contributors - psychologists, political scientists and policy-makers - to focus on and understand both good and poor judgement in foreign policy-making. Case...
At the heart of political leadership lies choice, and at the heart of choice lies judgement. A leader's psychology and experience intersects with poli...
The United States and the Soviet Union missed numerous diplomatic opportunities to resolve differences and control the arms race because neither state trusted the other, according to Deborah Welch Larson. In Anatomy of Mistrust, she shows that the goals of Soviet and U.S. leaders were frequently complementary, and an agreement should have been attainable. Lost opportunities contributed to bankruptcy for the Soviet Union, serious damage to the economy of the United States, decreased public support for internationalist policies, and a proliferation of nuclear...
The United States and the Soviet Union missed numerous diplomatic opportunities to resolve differences and control the arms race because neither st...
