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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262633248

ISBN-139780262633246

eBay Product ID (ePID)46606326

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Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDealing with Dictators : Dilemmas of U. S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990

SubjectUnited States / 20th Century, International Relations / General

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

AuthorErnest R. May, Sean M. Lynn-Jones

SeriesBelfer Center Studies in International Security Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-058420

Dewey Edition22

Reviews'Bob Graham, U.S. Senator, 1987?2005, Former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and author of "Intelligence Matters", " "Dealing with Dictators" will be valuable to readers interested in American foreign policy and the contributions intelligence has made or failed to make in given cases. The explanation of the varying perspectives of the intelligence collector, analyst, and decision maker is a particularly important contribution. Today, we have the opportunity to evaluate policy decisions with the benefit of years of hindsight, but those depicted here had to advise and decide with what information they had, which was often conflicting and muddled." - Bob Graham, U.S. Senator, 1987 2005, Former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and author of "Intelligence Matters", "In a riveting account, Ernest May and Philip Zelikow describe the delicate interplay between intelligence and policy deliberation that has shaped presidential decisions on how to intervene in foreign crises. The lesson of the case studies is that the intelligence community, far from being inept, often provides accurate intelligence analysis for the president and valuable covert action options that extend his diplomatic and military choices." â€•John Deutch, Former Director of Central Intelligence, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Institute Professor, MIT, "Dealing with Dictatorswill be valuable to readers interested in American foreign policy and the contributions intelligence has made or failed to make in given cases. The explanation of the varying perspectives of the intelligence collector, analyst, and decision maker is a particularly important contribution. Today, we have the opportunity to evaluate policy decisions with the benefit of years of hindsight, but those depicted here had to advise and decide with what information they had, which was often conflicting and muddled." -Bob Graham, U.S. Senator, 19872005, Former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and author of Intelligence Matters, â€• John Deutch, Former Director of Central Intelligence, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Institute Professor, MIT

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal327.73009045

SynopsisAnalysis of the foreign policy dilemmas US leaders have faced in dealings with dictatorships in China, the Congo, Iran, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Iraq before the Gulf War., The United States continues to proclaim its support for democracy and its opposition to tyranny, but American presidents often have supported dictators who have allied themselves with the United States. This book illustrates the chronic dilemmas inherent in US dealings with dictators under conditions of uncertainty and moral ambiguity. Dealing with Dictators offers in-depth analysis of six cases: the United States and China, 1945-1948; UN intervention in the Congo, 1960-1965; the overthrow of the Shah of Iran; US relations with the Somoza regime in Nicaragua; the fall of Marcos in the Philippines; and US policy toward Iraq, 1988-1990. The authors' fascinating and revealing accounts shed new light on critical episodes in US foreign policy and provide a basis for understanding the dilemmas that US decision makers confronted. The chapters do not focus on whether US leaders made the right or wrong decisions, but instead seek to deepen our understanding of how uncertainty permeated the process and whether decision makers and their aides asked the right questions. This approach makes the book invaluable to scholars and students of government and history, and to readers interested in the general subject of how intelligence analysis interacts with policymaking., The United States continues to proclaim its support for democracy and its opposition to tyranny, but American presidents often have supported dictators who have allied themselves with the United States. This book illustrates the chronic dilemmas inherent in US dealings with dictators under conditions of uncertainty and moral ambiguity. Dealing with Dictators offers in-depth analysis of six cases: the United States and China, 1945-1948; UN intervention in the Congo, 1960-1965; the overthrow of the Shah of Iran; US relations with the Somoza regime in Nicaragua; the fall of Marcos in the Philippines; and US policy toward Iraq, 1988-1990. The authors' fascinating and revealing accounts shed new light on critical episodes in US foreign policy and provide a basis for understanding the dilemmas that US decision makers confronted. The chapters do not focus on whether US leaders made the "right" or "wrong" decisions, but instead seek to deepen our understanding of how uncertainty permeated the process and whether decision makers and their aides asked the right questions. This approach makes the book invaluable to scholars and students of government and history, and to readers interested in the general subject of how intelligence analysis interacts with policymaking.

LC Classification NumberE744

As told toJohnson, Robert D., Lundberg, Kirsten