02611cam a2200409 i 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020004300069020004000112040001800152041000800170042000800178043001200186050002400198082001100222100003000233245013300263246005800396264005500454300004400509336002100553337002500574338002300599504006700622505029700689520078000986650004101766650004501807650005201852650005801904650005101962650004602013651003802059651006102097651004302158BJBSDDR20230404125852.0ta130531s2013    enka     b    001 0 eng    a9781107682719 (paperback : alk. paper)  a1107682711 (paperback : alk. paper)  aDLCbengcDLC  aeng  apcc  an-us---14aJZ 1480bF421p 201300a327.731 aFettweis, Christopher J. 14aThe pathologies of power :bfear, honor, glory, and hubris in U.S. foreign policy /cChristopher J. Fettweis, Tulane University.1 aFear, honor, glory, and hubris in U.S. foreign policy 1aNew York, NY :bCambridge University Press,c2013.  axi, 307 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-290) and index.  aIntroduction : pathological beliefs and U.S. foreign policy
Fear : the power of nightmares in a safe society
Honor : credibility, resolve, and paper tigers
Glory : hypercompetitiveness and U.S. foreign policy
Hubris : the superpower as superhero
Conclusion : pathology, realism and the future  aThe 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. 0aPolitical psychologyzUnited States. 4aPsicología política zEstados Unidos 0aInternational relationsxPsychological aspects. 4aRelaciones internacionales xAspectos psicológicos  4aRelaciones internacionalesxToma de decisiones 0aInternational relationsxDecision making. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relations. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationsxPsychological aspects. 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores