Ideals, Interests, and U.S. Foreign Policy from George H. W. Bush to Donald TrumpSpringer, 10 sept. 2018 - 289 pages This volume discusses the presidential foreign policies of the post–Cold War era, beginning with George H. W. Bush and ending with the first 17 months of Donald Trump’s presidency. During this period, the United States emerged from the Cold War as the world’s most powerful nation. Nevertheless, the presidents of this era faced a host of problems that tested their ability to successfully blend realism and idealism. Some were more successful than others. |
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... forces quickly overthrew Afghanistan's Taliban govern- ment, which had allowed Al Qaeda to use that country as a base of oper- ations against the United States. However, the invasion of Iraq was motivated primarily by President George W ...
... forces quickly overthrew Afghanistan's Taliban govern- ment, which had allowed Al Qaeda to use that country as a base of oper- ations against the United States. However, the invasion of Iraq was motivated primarily by President George W ...
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... forces into Iraq in 2015, after having withdrawn them four years earlier. A reduced US military presence also continued in Afghanistan in order to prevent the Taliban from regaining control of that country. As if Islamist terrorism were ...
... forces into Iraq in 2015, after having withdrawn them four years earlier. A reduced US military presence also continued in Afghanistan in order to prevent the Taliban from regaining control of that country. As if Islamist terrorism were ...
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... forces, 500,000 in two years, and the withdrawal of ten divisions from Eastern Europe, he also chal- lenged the United States to cooperate with the Soviet Union in resolv- ing conflicts around the world—particularly in Afghanistan ...
... forces, 500,000 in two years, and the withdrawal of ten divisions from Eastern Europe, he also chal- lenged the United States to cooperate with the Soviet Union in resolv- ing conflicts around the world—particularly in Afghanistan ...
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... Forces in Europe negotiations (CFE), which had resumed on March 9, 1989. Not to be outdone by Gorbachev, later that month Bush proposed 15% cuts in NATO and Warsaw Pact conventional forces and 20 per reductions in total US and Soviet ...
... Forces in Europe negotiations (CFE), which had resumed on March 9, 1989. Not to be outdone by Gorbachev, later that month Bush proposed 15% cuts in NATO and Warsaw Pact conventional forces and 20 per reductions in total US and Soviet ...
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... forces. The transition from communism in Romania, however, was far bloodier than in any other satellite state. In December 1989, thousands of Romanians demonstrated against Nicolae Ceausescu, the long-time and much-hated Romanian ...
... forces. The transition from communism in Romania, however, was far bloodier than in any other satellite state. In December 1989, thousands of Romanians demonstrated against Nicolae Ceausescu, the long-time and much-hated Romanian ...
Table des matières
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Chapter 4 William Clinton The Pragmatic Idealist 19932001 | 56 |
Chapter 5 George W Bush Realism and Neoconservatism 20012009 | 103 |
Chapter 6 Barack Obama the Idealistic Realist 20092017 Part I The Middle East and East Asia | 157 |
Chapter 7 Barack Obama the Idealistic Realist 20092017 Part II Europe Latin America Africa and Global Problems | 192 |
Chapter 8 Donald Trump and America First 2017 | 233 |
Maps | 275 |
Index | 281 |
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