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A Choice of Enemies
Book • 2008
Lawrence Freedman's work examines the strategic logic behind how states identify and prioritize adversaries, assessing historical cases to show how such choices shape policy and outcomes.
He argues that decisions about enemies are influenced by domestic politics, perception, and strategic interests rather than purely rational calculations.
Freedman's analysis explores the consequences of misidentifying threats and the costs of persistent antagonisms for national strategy.
The book is influential in academic and policy circles for its insights into decision-making processes and the framing of foreign policy debates.
It served as an intellectual template for later analyses of Western involvement in regions like the Middle East.
He argues that decisions about enemies are influenced by domestic politics, perception, and strategic interests rather than purely rational calculations.
Freedman's analysis explores the consequences of misidentifying threats and the costs of persistent antagonisms for national strategy.
The book is influential in academic and policy circles for its insights into decision-making processes and the framing of foreign policy debates.
It served as an intellectual template for later analyses of Western involvement in regions like the Middle East.
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