ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|24 pages
The Obama Presidency and the World he Inherits
part I|56 pages
The Bush Doctrine Reconsidered
chapter 2|11 pages
The Evolution of a Post-9/11 National Security Perspective
chapter 3|19 pages
The Real Bush Doctrine
part II|84 pages
The Strategic World after 9/11
chapter 5|21 pages
The New Calculus of Risk
chapter 7|22 pages
Dangerous Threats and the Use of Force
chapter 8|19 pages
Strategic Options and the Future of the Bush Doctrine
part III|59 pages
The Politics of Post-9/11 National Security