Description
Brooks has made a significant contribution to the study of decision making and military strategy. Her case studies repeatedly demonstrate how pathologies in civil-military relations produce ineffective decisions in crises and conflicts. -- Scott D. Sagan, Stanford University Brooks articulates the problem of strategic assessment in a new way, does a very good review of the literature, introduces a simple model with profound implications, and makes a compelling case for her claims. Her general argument--that strategic assessment varies with the balance of power between civilian and military leaders and the degree to which their preferences diverge--is intriguing. -- Deborah Avant, University of California, Irvine Risa Brooks's theory of why some states are good at strategic assessment while others are not is novel, persuasive, nuanced, and elegant. Her discussion of the failure of U.S. strategic assessment following the second Iraq war shows that this issue is of much more than theoretical relevance. This book is an important contribution to the study of civil-military relations and strategic decision making. -- Michael Desch, Texas A&M University
About the Author
Risa Brooks is assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University.
Reviews
"Risa Brooks develops a novel theory of how states' civil-military relations affect strategic assessment during international conflicts. And her conclusions have broad practical importance."--Spartacus Educational "Shaping Strategy is a major contribution."--Todd S. Sechser, Perspectives on Politics
Book Information
ISBN 9780691136684
Author Risa Brooks
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 454g