Name: Scripting Middle East Leaders: The Impact of Leadership Perceptions on U. Sc And uk Foreign Policy
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Author: Lawrence Freedman
ISBN: 9781441108418

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Lawrence Freedman

Publisher

Continuum Publishing Corporation

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

ISBN

1441108416

ISBN13

9781441108418

Edition No.

Synopsis "Scripting Middle East Leaders: The Impact of Leadership Perceptions on U. Sc And uk Foreign Policy"

Both the US and the UK seemed caught off-guard by the uprisings in Libya and Egypt and policymakers had to deal with leaders that switched from being allies to "pariahs." This collection of essays, written by leading scholars, examines the evolution of British and American perceptions of "adversaries" in the Middle East since the Cold War. It traces the evolution of how leaders have been perceived, what determined such perceptions, and how they can change over time. It shows that in many cases the beliefs held by policymakers have influenced their policies and the way they adapted during crisis. Each essay focuses on a Middle East leader, such as Nasser, Assad, Hussein, or Ahmadinejad, discussing what these leaders' objectives were perceived to be, the assessments of their willingness to take risks or negotiate, and how such assessments changed overtime and were evaluated in retrospect. This groundbreaking contribution to the literature on leadership attitudes and perceptions in policymaking toward the Middle East will appeal to anyone studying foreign policy, Middle East politics and political psychology.

Lawrence Freedman

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Lawrence Freedman ha sido profesor de Estudios Bélicos en el King’s College de Londres desde 1982, y vicerrector desde 2003. Desde 2009 ha trabajado en la Investigación Oficial del Reino Unido sobre la Guerra de Irak. Es autor de numerosos trabajos sobre estrategia nuclear y sobre la guerra fría, y es comentarista habitual de temas relacionados con la seguridad.

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