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POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY VOL: 131 NO 4 (6) answer(s).
 
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American good fortune and misperception about the outside world / Pillar, Paul R   Journal Article
Pillar, Paul R Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract PAUL R. PILLAR assesses how Americans’ unusually favorable circumstances and experiences shape their perceptions of the rest of the world. He argues that as a result of these experiences, American have difficulty understanding the security and economic challenges facing other nations and overestimate how well those nations can create stable democracies.
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Conflict and compromise in American religious politics: a review essay / O’Connell, David   Journal Article
O’CONNELL, DAVID Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract DAVID O’CONNELL reviews two new books on religion’s role in American politics, Mark A. Smith’s Secular Faith: How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics and Neil J. Young’s We Gather Together: The Religious Right and the Problem of Interfaith Politics. He argues that these works of scholarship show us how people of different religious and moral beliefs are not as politically divided as one might think.
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Future of transboundary water conflicts / Nincic, Miroslav ; Weiss, Matthew   Journal Article
Nincic, Miroslav Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract MIROSLAV NINCIC and MATTHEW WEISS argue that conflict over access to fresh water could threaten the future of international security. They examine conditions under which such conflict may arise in the Middle East and South Asia. The authors identify countries most at risk for water-related conflict and propose policy recommendations to mitigate for these risks.
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Live free or die hard: U.S.–UK cybersecurity policies / Stoddart, Kristan   Journal Article
Stoddart, Kristan Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract KRISTAN STODDART describes the cybersecurity policies of the United States and the United Kingdom. He argues that both countries should address cyberattacks to critical national infrastructure by adopting internationally-oriented policies that include the private sector and civil society.
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Presidential signing statements and lawmaking credit / Evans, Kevin ; Marshall, Bryan   Journal Article
KEVIN EVANS Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract KEVIN EVANS and BRYAN MARSHALL analyze “signing statements” from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush and find that presidents are more likely to give credit to members of Congress for legislative accomplishments when political conditions make bill passage difficult. They show that presidents strategically share credit with key coalition members, party leaders, co-partisans, and senators in order to support their coalition and party-building needs in Congress.
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Why presidents sometimes do not use intelligence information / Roberts, Patrick S; Saldin, Robert P   Journal Article
Roberts, Patrick S Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract PATRICK S. ROBERTS and ROBERT P. SALDIN identify reasons why presidents sometimes do not use intelligence information. They argue that presidents may opt for “opacity” so as not to act on intelligence information that could upset the global strategic balance or their foreign policy interests. They discuss this phenomenon using as a case study the alleged Israeli-South African nuclear test in 1979.
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