In the early-1990s, the CIA commissioned a report as part of a research project into decision-making by foreign leaders who posed threats to the U.S. The concern was that the U.S. government had fallen short in understanding and predicting actions by leaders such as Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milošević and Fidel Castro; and that a better grasp was needed amid proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The report, written by political scientist David Ronfeldt and published in 1994 by the RAND Corporation... Читать дальше...