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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... threat of Persian conquest turn into a blatant struggle for dominant power over other states. When the Athenian ambassadors approached the magistrates of Melos, it was expediency, not morality, that governed their words: “You and we ...
... threat of Persian conquest turn into a blatant struggle for dominant power over other states. When the Athenian ambassadors approached the magistrates of Melos, it was expediency, not morality, that governed their words: “You and we ...
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... threat to US security? To which neoconservatives responded, the United States must pro- mote democracy in the Middle East if America is to be safe from radical Islamists. Echoing this debate, Gideon Rose, the managing editor of the ...
... threat to US security? To which neoconservatives responded, the United States must pro- mote democracy in the Middle East if America is to be safe from radical Islamists. Echoing this debate, Gideon Rose, the managing editor of the ...
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... threat- ened by German militarism. However, while Wilson lost the battle to win the Senate's approval for US participation in the League of Nations, his philosophy, which has been termed “Wilsonianism,” has been a major influence on US ...
... threat- ened by German militarism. However, while Wilson lost the battle to win the Senate's approval for US participation in the League of Nations, his philosophy, which has been termed “Wilsonianism,” has been a major influence on US ...
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... threat to the communist regime, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping declared martial law on May 19. When that failed to end the protests, Deng ordered the army to clear Tiananmen Square on the night of June 3–4. In the ensuing bloodshed, some ...
... threat to the communist regime, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping declared martial law on May 19. When that failed to end the protests, Deng ordered the army to clear Tiananmen Square on the night of June 3–4. In the ensuing bloodshed, some ...
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... threat to their regime. In the end, US-Chinese relations did improve, but only very slowly in the wake of the Tiananmen tragedy. noRTh koRea In addition to China, Bush had to deal 23 3 THE “ENLIGHTENED REALISM” OF GEORGE H. W. BUSH ...
... threat to their regime. In the end, US-Chinese relations did improve, but only very slowly in the wake of the Tiananmen tragedy. noRTh koRea In addition to China, Bush had to deal 23 3 THE “ENLIGHTENED REALISM” OF GEORGE H. W. BUSH ...
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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