Back نظرية المجنون Arabic Madman-Theorie German Teoría del loco Spanish Théorie du fou French תאוריית המשוגע HE Խելագարի տեսություն Armenian Teori orang gila ID Teoria del pazzo Italian 狂人理論 Japanese 광인 이론 Korean
The madman theory is a political theory commonly associated with the foreign policy of U.S. President Richard Nixon and his administration, who tried to make the leaders of hostile Communist Bloc nations think Nixon was irrational and volatile so that they would avoid provoking the U.S. in fear of an unpredictable response.[1]
Some international relations scholars have been skeptical of madman theory as a strategy for success in bargaining.[2][3] One study found that madman theory is frequently counterproductive, but that it can be an asset under certain conditions.[4] Another study found that there are both bargaining advantages and disadvantages to perceived madness.[5]
- ^ Jacobson, Zachary Jonathan (2023). On Nixon's madness: an emotional history. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-4553-3.
- ^ Seitz, Samuel; Talmadge, Caitlin (2020-07-02). "The Predictable Hazards of Unpredictability: Why Madman Behavior Doesn't Work". The Washington Quarterly. 43 (3): 31–46. doi:10.1080/0163660X.2020.1810424. ISSN 0163-660X. S2CID 221751754.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Schwartz, Joshua A. (2023). "Madman or Mad Genius? The International Benefits and Domestic Costs of the Madman Strategy". Security Studies. 32 (2): 271–305. doi:10.1080/09636412.2023.2197619. ISSN 0963-6412.