The madman theory is a political theory commonly associated with the foreign policy of U.S. president Richard Nixon and his administration, who tried to make the leaders of hostile communist bloc countries think Nixon was irrational and volatile so that they would avoid provoking the U.S. in fear of an unpredictable response.
Political scientists have a term for the tactic, that has been used by some leaders including Nixon, to persuade adversaries that..
Political scientists have a term for the tactic, that has been used by some leaders including Nixon, to persuade adversaries that..