Madman Theory:
The Madman Theory has returned to global strategic discourse amid debates over the foreign policy posture of Donald Trump during the ongoing West Asia crisis.The Madman Theory is a foreign policy and strategic doctrine in which a leader deliberately cultivates an image of being unpredictable, irrational, or willing to take extreme action.The aim is to make adversaries believe that escalation—including war or even nuclear confrontation—is possible, thereby forcing concessions.The term is most closely associated with Richard Nixon and his National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger during the Cold War, especially in the context of the Vietnam War.
