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National Security in the Obama Administration: Reassessing the Bush Doctrine

By Stanley A. Renshon

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2009
ISBN
041580406X, 9780415804066, 0415804051, 9780415804059
LCC
UA23 .R443 2009
Open Library ID
OL23187122M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2141198 bytes)
Pages
308\308
Orientation
no
Paginated
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-07-10 13:47:08

Description

The Bush Doctrine is dead! At least that’s what critics hope. But while new U.S. national security challenges emerge, many post-9/11 threats still persist and the policies of George W. Bush offer one set of strategic answers for how President Obama can confront those dangers. Neither a polemic nor a whitewash, this book provides a careful analysis of the Bush Doctrine—its development, application, and rationale—and assesses its legacy: How will Obama respond to the many foreign policy challenges that await him? Through an examination of psychology as much as policy, Renshon gives us the first comparative analysis of the Bush Doctrine and the developing Obama Doctrine. The book analyzes the range of national security issues Obama will face and the political divisions that permeate U.S. national security debates. It is essential reading for anyone looking to understand how presidents assess security risks generally and how Obama specifically is likely to adapt the Bush Doctrine to his own worldview.

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