After Bush : the case for continuity in American foreign policy / Timothy J. Lynch and Robert S. Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Timothy J., 1969- author.

Singh, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946---Political and social views.

Bush, George W.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration has won few admirers, and many anticipate that his successor will repudiate the actions of the past eight years. In their provocative account Lynch and Singh argue that Bush's policy should be placed within the mainstream of the American foreign policy tradition. Further, they suggest that there will, and should, be continuity in US foreign policy from his presidency to those of his successors. Providing a positive audit of the war on terror (which they contend should be understood as a Second Cold War) they maintain that the Bush doctrine has been consistent with past policy at times of war and that the key elements of Bush's grand strategy will continue to shape America's approach in the future. Above all, they predict that his successors will pursue the war against Islamist terror with similar dedication.

Contents:

Introduction: Winning the Second Cold War

1. Bush and the American foreign policy tradition

2. The constitution of American national security

3. The Second Cold War on Islamist terror: negative audits

4. The Second Cold War on Islamist terror: a positive audit

5. Iraq: Vietnam in the sand?

6. The Middle East: reformation or Armageddon

7. Friends and foes after Bush

8. The emerging consensus at home and abroad

Conclusion: The case for continuity.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-370) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18411-8

1-281-38373-2

9786611383732

0-511-39795-X

0-511-49154-9

0-511-40056-X

0-511-39718-6

0-511-39645-7

0-511-39874-3

OCLC:

235974362