Front Cover; How Do Leaders Make Decisions? Evidence From The East and West, Part A; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgement; Introduction: How Do Leaders Make Decisions? An Applied Decision Analysis Account; The Rational Actor Model; Bounded Rationality and the Cognitive School; Elimination-by-Aspects (EBA) Decision Rule; Lexicographic (LEX) Decision Rule; Integrating the Rational and Cognitive Models: Poliheuristic Theory; Applied Decision Analysis; Summary of Articles; Notes; Bibliography; The Decision Calculus of Donald Trump; Dimensions

Analysis: Withdrawal from TPPAlternatives Considered; Analysis; Analysis: Re-negotiating NAFTA (23/01/2017); Alternatives Considered; Analysis; Analysis: The Attack on Al Shayrat Airport, Syria (06/04/2017); Alternatives Considered; Analysis; Analysis: Approach toward NATO (17/05/2017); Alternatives Considered; Analysis; Analysis: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process (15/02/2017); Alternatives Considered; Analysis; Analysis: Relocating the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem (01/06/2017); Alternatives Considered; Analysis; Analysis: The Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement (01/06/2017)

Alternatives ConsideredAnalysis; Conclusions; Bibliography; Barack Obama's Foreign Policy Decision Calculus; Introduction; Research Question; The Importance of this Research; Obama
Personal Background; Research Method; Hypothesis; Decision Dimensions; Decision #1: US Policy Regarding Afghanistan in 2009; Alternative #1
Immediate Retreat of the Troops; Alternative #2
Focusing on Rebuilding Afghanistan and Retreating in 6 Months; Alternative #3
Significantly Increasing the Forces and Eliminating the Taliban Regime

Alternative #4
Increasing the Forces Significantly and Declaring a Date of RetreatAnalyzing the Decision Code; After the Decision; Decision #2: Intervening in The Libyan Civil War; Alternative #1
Continuing to Impose Economic Sanctions Only; Alternative #2
Limited Military Intervention as Part of an International Coalition; Alternative #3
Independent Limited Military Intervention; Alternative #4
Initiating an Extensive Military Operation against Libya; Analyzing the Decision Code; Decision Outcomes; Decision #3
The Civil War in Syria

Alternative #1
Humanitarian Military InterventionAlternative #2
Providing Logistical Support to the Rebels; Alternative #3
Setting a "red line" on the Use of Chemical Weapons; Alternative #4
Diplomatic Condemnation; Analyzing the Decision Code; After the Decision; Decision #4
Response to Syria Crossing the "red line"; Alternative #1
Coercive Diplomacy; Alternative #2
Immediate Airstrike and Diplomatic Action; Alternative #3
Defeating Assad's Army; Analyzing the Decision Code; After the Decision; Decision #5
Signing the Joint Plan of Action with Iran

Alternative #1
Continuing to Put Economic Pressure and Setting an Ultimatum