 | Why America Misunderstands the World: National Experience and Roots of Misperception Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations; United States -- Foreign relations -- Public opinion; National characteristics American; Public opinion -- United States; Paul R. Pillar ties the American public's misconceptions about foreign threats and behaviors to the nation's history and geography, arguing that success occurs in spite of, not because of, the public's worldview. By exposing this longstanding challenge, Pillar hopes the United States can develop policies that better address international realities. Paul R. Pillar is a researcher at the Center for Security Studies of Georgetown University, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He served in several senior positions with the CIA and the National Intelligence Council and is a retired army reserve officer. He is the author of Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform ; Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy ; and Negotiating Peace: War Termination as a Bargaining Process . |
