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A widespread assumption in political science and international relations is that cognitive biases - quirks of the brain we all share as human beings - are detrimental and responsible for policy failures, disasters, and wars. This book challenges this assumption, explaining that these nonrational behaviors can actually support favorable results in international politics and contribute to political and strategic success. By studying past examples, the book considers the ways that cognitive biases act as 'strategic instincts,' lending a competitive edge in policy decisions, especially under conditions of unpredictability and imperfect information.

International relations --- Strategy --- Psychological aspects. --- Decision making. --- Munich Four-Power Agreement --- United States --- History --- Alvin Kernan. --- Brian Rathbun. --- Explaining Munich, Donald Lammers. --- France and the Nazi Menace. --- Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision. --- Perceptions and Misperceptions in International Politics. --- Reasoning of State. --- Robert Jervis. --- The Unknown Battle of Midway. --- Thomas Mahnken. --- Uncovering Ways of War. --- adaptive advantages. --- adaptive functions. --- adaptive heuristics. --- affective computing. --- appeasement of Hitler. --- error management theory. --- evolution. --- evolutionary psychology. --- foreign policy analysis. --- group bias. --- human behavior. --- human dispositions. --- international security. --- memory distortion. --- military history. --- motivational biases. --- political behavior. --- political decision making. --- political irrationality. --- political paranoia. --- political psychology. --- politics and biology. --- psychological disposition. --- racism. --- rational choice theory. --- rise of Hitler. --- strategic advantage. --- strategic studies.