The madman theory is that you can be a successful deterrer if you - if they think you could be crazy. And… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The madman theory can work, but it only works if it's strategic. And I think one of the problems that President Trump… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
You know, people talk about [Richard] Nixon's "madman theory." We don't really know much about that. It was in memoirs, by somebody… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Richard Nixon, famously, conducted his foreign policy according to the 'madman theory': he tried to convince enemy leaders that he was irrational… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
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