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National Security through a Cockeyed Lens: How Cognitive Bias Impacts U.S. Foreign Policy

12 Sep 2025

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Explores how cognitive biases impact national security decision-making, particularly focusing on U.S. foreign policy. The book examines several historical cases, including Afghanistan and the Soviet invasion, the Iran-Contra affair, radical terrorism's worldview, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, to illustrate how biases like overconfidence, confirmation bias, focusing illusion, and short-term thinking influence leaders' perceptions and actions. It also discusses the U.S. energy policy as a case study for short-term bias, and concludes by offering strategies to mitigate these cognitive errors for more effective decision-making. The overarching theme is the systematic deviation from rational thought in critical international relations contexts.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/book_shelterGet the Book now from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/National-Security-through-Cockeyed-Lens/dp/1421411253?&linkCode=ll1&tag=cvthunderx-20&linkId=d0687f6d72b0d2dc9f7d187e9fe64b14&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tlProduced by:https://www.podcaistudio.com/

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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