TY  - BOOK
AU  - Malici,Akan
TI  - When leaders learn and when they don't: Mikhail Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung at the end of the Cold War 
T2  - SUNY series in global politics
SN  - 9780791473030
U1  - 947.0854092 21E
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich
KW  - 1931-
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - History
KW  - Heads of state
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1985-1991
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Kim, Il-sŏng
KW  - 1912-1994
KW  - Korea (North)
N1  - Index; Bibliogr. p. 167-188; The argument -- Political leadership and the puzzle of foreign policy change and continuity -- Mikhail Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung -- The decision-making approach -- Beliefs and strategic interaction -- Outline of the book -- A theory of foreign policy decisions -- The theory of moves (TOM) -- Preferences need inferences -- Making beliefs and learning patterns visible -- The theory of inferences about preferences (TIP) -- The subjective games of Gorbachev's predecessors (1980-1985) -- The cases -- Gorbachev: uncommitted thinker and motivated learner -- The early Gorbachev era (1985-1986) -- The second year of the Gorbachev era (February 1986-January 1987) -- Gorbachev: committed teacher and reformer -- Gorbachev induces U.S. cooperation (1987-1988) -- Gorbachev transforms great power politics (1989-1991) -- Kim Il Sung: revolutionary cold warrior -- Deadlock in the Cold War (1980-1983) -- The deadlock continues (1984-1986) -- Kim Il Sung: touched by the winds of change? -- The catalytic period (1987-1990) -- The post-Cold War period (1991-1994) -- The implications -- Lessons from the past and applications to the future -- Main findings -- Theoretical significance -- The continued relevance of Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung
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