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Statecraft as Prudent Risk Taking: The Case of the Middle East Peace Process
Author(s) -
Dror Yehezkel
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5973.1994.tb00035.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , middle east , set (abstract data type) , political science , decision process , business , law , computer science , process management , programming language , operating system
This article examines the problem of uncertainty and its effects upon the decision making processes of top‐level politicians. I use the Middle East Peace Process as a case to explore the handling of uncertainty in statecraft, and present a concept of statecraft as prudent risk taking, that is, carefully contemplated decisions taken with full awareness of the dangers involved as well as opportunities. I conclude by offering a set of professional approaches that may be used to improve statecraft as prudent risk taking.