Paul Pillar: 2 books
Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy
Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
A career of nearly three decades with the CIA and the National Intelligence Council showed Paul R. Pillar that intelligence reforms, especially measures enacted since 9/11, can be deeply misguided. They often miss the sources that underwrite failed policy and misperceive our ability to read outside...
Why America Misunderstands the World
National Experience and Roots of Misperception
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Being insulated by two immense oceans makes it hard for Americans to appreciate the concerns of more exposed countries. American democracy's rapid rise also fools many into thinking the same liberal system can flourish anywhere, and having populated a vast continent with relative ease impedes Americans'...