A Citizen's Guide to American Foreign Policy: Tragic Choices and the Limits of Rationality

American foreign policy often looks like a trail of man-made debris and disaster. Of course, the explanations for many poorly-made decisions are rather complex. In this brief and cogent analysis, Houghton shows us that understanding American foreign policy often comes down to the psychology of decision-making, the limited options available, and the structure of government. This is vital, required reading for all readers who wish to better understand America's involvement in the world.

Author: David Patrick Houghton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/20/2013
Pages: 166
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780415844079

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2015 pg. 894

About the Author

David Patrick Houghton is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of US Foreign Policy and the Iran Hostage Crisis (Cambridge University Press), Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and Cases (Routledge), and The Decision Point: Six Case Studies in US Foreign Policy Decision-Making (Oxford), as well as co-author of Controversies in American Politics and Society (Blackwell Publishing Inc).