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Foundations of International Foreign Policy.  Definition  Issues – Group versus individual genius  Issues – individual versus group acceptance  Issues.

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1 Foundations of International Foreign Policy

2  Definition  Issues – Group versus individual genius  Issues – individual versus group acceptance  Issues – individual motivation within organization  Issues – overwhelming belief in the “morality” of the majority

3  Symptoms of group think…  Illusions of invulnerability  Rationalizing warnings  Unquestioned beliefs  Stereotyping  Direct pressure  Self censorship  Illusions of unanimity  Mindguards

4  Examples (while these are negative consequence examples, group think can lead to a good decision)  Bay of Pigs (1959-1962)  Space Shuttle Challenger (1986)  Space Shuttle Columbia (2003)  Invasion of Iraq (2003)


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