美国入侵格林纳达事件的决策分析

An Analysis of U.S.Decision making about Invading Grenada

本文采用政治心理学方法研究美国外交决策，以个体心理分析和小团体思维分析这两种方法模式，考察美国在关于入侵格林纳达事件的决策过程中主要决策者———罗纳德·里根及其幕僚———的内在心理动因及其相关的政治、社会背景，表明决策者的主观心理与观念对外交决策具有不可忽略的重要作用。

Abstract The present article tries to analyze the decision making process concerning American foreign policy in the perspective of political psychology.Based on psychological analysis and the“group thinking”pattern,this article focuses on the main decision maker of the invasion of Grenada Ronald Reagan and his assistants,revealing their psychological motivations and the relevant political and social backgrounds,and proves that the psychology and ideology of decision makers play an important role in the process of formulating foreign policy.