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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2014
      September 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139644549
      9781107041103
      9781107682719
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644549
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 320 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 315 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Diplomatic and International History, History, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    The foreign policy of the United States is guided by deeply held beliefs, few of which are recognized much less subjected to rational analysis, Christopher J. Fettweis writes, in this, his third book. He identifies the foundations of those beliefs - fear, honor, glory and hubris - and explains how they have inspired poor strategic decisions in Washington. He then proceeds to discuss their origins. The author analyzes recent foreign policy mistakes, including the Bay of Pigs, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq War, and he considers the decision-making process behind them, as well as the beliefs inspiring those decisions. The American government's strategic performance, Professor Fettweis argues, can be improved if these pathological beliefs are recognized and eliminated.

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