Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1. The Polythink Syndrome 1
6. 2. Symptoms, Causes, and Consequences of Polythink 11
7. 3. The 9/11 Attacks: Polythink in National Security 35
8. 4. Polythink and Afghanistan War Decisions: War Initiation and Termination 67
9. 5. Decision Making in the Iraq War: From Groupthink to Polythink 91
10. 6. Polythink in the Iranian Nuclear Dispute: Decisions of the U.S. and Israel 113
11. 7. Recent Challenges: The Syria Debate, the Israeli- Palestinian Peace Negotiations, and the ISIS Decision 137
12. 8. The Global Nature of Polythink and Its Productive Potential 153
13. Notes 165
14. References 175
15. Index 187