The warning-response problem and missed opportunities in preventive diplomacy
By: Alexander L. George and Jane E. Holl
Publisher: Carnegie Corp. of New York; Additional copies of this report may be obtained free of charge from the commission's headquarters, Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes; Pacific settlement of international disputes; International relations; International Security
Description: "In this concise essay, Alexander George and Jane Holl argue that leaders need the kind of warning that will induce them to act preventively, not simply warning that a bad situation is getting worse. Leaders tend to put off hard decisions as long as they can, and this has often resulted in delay or paralysis in dealing with developing crises. To prevent violent conflicts, leaders must overcome this initial policy paralysis."--Page v.
Notes: "May 1997."

"A report to the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-25).
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: The warning-response problem and missed opportunities in preventive diplomacy; title: Toward an integrated warning-response framework; title: The problem of receptivity to warning; title: The Korean War; title: The blockade of West Berlin; title: The Gulf War; title: Genocide in Rwanda; title: The warning-response gap; title: Toward better use of warning; title: Missed opportunities; title: Conclusion; title: Notes and references; title: Members of the Carnegie Commission of Preventing Deadly Conflict; title: Members of the Advisory Council; title: About the authors.