Brian C. Rathbun (University of Southern California)
International relations scholars typically assume the rationality of foreign policy makers when in fact leaders systematically vary in the rationality of their thinking. Through case studies of leaders like Churchill and Reagan, Rathbun shows that the imposed standard of rationality, based in objectivity and deliberation, was often absent.
International relations scholars typically assume the rationality of foreign policy makers when in fact leaders systematically vary in the rationality...
