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Author:

Mintz, Alex, 1953- author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Stanford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

viii, 190 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

United States--Decision making--2001-2009--Decision making--Case studies.
United States--Decision making--2009---Decision making--Case studies.
National security--United States--Decision making--Case studies.
Group decision making--United States--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Wayne, Carly, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.

Contents:

The polythink syndrome -- Symptoms, causes, and consequences of polythink -- The 9/11 attacks : polythink in national security -- 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 Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, and the ISIS decision -- The global nature of polythink and its productive potential.

ISBN:

0804796769
9780804796767
0804795150
9780804795159

OCLC:

(OCoLC)908990585

LCCN:

2015030662

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)