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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aMintz, Alex, _d1953- _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83164077
245	1	4	_aThe polythink syndrome : _bU.S. foreign policy decisions on 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and ISIS / _cAlex Mintz and Carly Wayne.
264		1	_aStanford, California : _bStanford University Press, _c[2016]
264		4	_c�2016
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 190 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
505	0	0	_tThe polythink syndrome -- _tCauses, symptoms, and consequences of polythink -- _tPolythink in national security : the 9/11 attacks -- _tPolythink and Afghanistan war decisions : war initiation and termination -- _tDecision making in the Iraq War: from groupthink to polythink -- _tPolythink in the Iranian nuclear dispute : decisions of the U.S. and Israel -- _tRecent challenges : the Syria debate, the renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, and the ISIS decision -- _tThe global nature of polythink and its productive potential.
520			_aWhy do presidents and their advisors often make sub-optimal decisions on military intervention, escalation, de-escalation, and termination of conflicts? The leading concept of group dynamics, Groupthink, offers one explanation: policy-making groups make sub-optimal decisions due to their desire for conformity and uniformity over dissent, leading to a failure to consider other relevant possibilities. But presidential advisory groups are often fragmented and divisive. This book therefore scrutinizes Polythink, a group decision-making dynamic whereby different members in a decision-making unit espouse a plurality of opinions and divergent policy prescriptions, resulting in a disjointed decision-making process or even decision paralysis. The book analyzes eleven national security decisions, including the national security policy designed prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the decisions to enter into and withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq, the 2007 "Surge," the crisis over the Iranian nuclear program, the UN Security Council decision on the Syrian Civil War, the faltering Kerry Peace Process in the Middle East, and the U.S. decision on military operations against ISIS. Based on the analysis of these case studies, the authors address implications of the Polythink phenomenon, including prescriptions for avoiding and/or overcoming it, and develop strategies and tools for what they call Productive Polythink. The authors also show the applicability of Polythink to business, industry, and everyday decisions. -- from back cover.
588	0		_aPrint version record.
546			_aEnglish.
590			_aeBooks on EBSCOhost _bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y2001-2009 _xDecision making _vCase studies.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y2009-2017 _xDecision making _vCase studies.
650		0	_aNational security _zUnited States _xDecision making _vCase studies.
650		0	_aGroup decision making _zUnited States _vCase studies.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE _xGovernment _xInternational. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE _xInternational Relations _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aGroup decision making. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00948375
650		7	_aNational security _xDecision making. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01033717
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
648		7	_a2001-2017 _2fast
655		4	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aCase studies. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423765
700	1		_aWayne, Carly, _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015103077
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aMintz, Alex, 1953- _tPolythink syndrome _z9780804795159 _w(DLC) 2015030662 _w(OCoLC)908990585
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