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Bush doctrine and the Iraq war / Schmidt, Brian C; Williams, Michael C

Schmidt, Brian C	Journal Article
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2008.

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The aim of this article is to contribute to our understanding of both the debate over the war in Iraq and its implications for the future of U.S. foreign policy by examining the relationship between neoconservatism and realism. The article begins by establishing the connection between the tenets of neoconservatism and the arguments for war against Iraq. The primary focus is on the neoconservative Bush Doctrine that served as the primary justification for the Iraq War. Next, we turn to the arguments that realists put forth in their attempt to steer America away from the road to war. The realists, however, proved to be unsuccessful in their attempt to prevent war and in the final section we address the central question of the article; why did realism fail in the debate over Iraq?

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Realism ; United States ; Bush Doctrine ; Iraq War ; Foreign Policy

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Political science and the American empire: A Disciplinary History of the Politics' section and the discourse of imperialism and colonialism / Schmidt, Brian C

Schmidt, Brian C	Journal Article
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2008.

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The article reconstructs the early 20th century conversation among American political scientists about colonialism, imperialism, and empire. This account of the early disciplinary history of the sub-field of International Relations challenges the conventional claims that the field was not established until the end of World War I and that the subsequent period was characterized by idealism. The principal focus is on the contributions of Paul S. Reinsch who was a central figure in carving out a discrete discourse about international politics. Reinsch's work is a testimony to vibrant conversation about international politics that was taking place well before the conclusion of the Great War. This conversation focused on the topics of imperialism and colonialism, and formed the nucleus of the Politics section of the American Political Science Association.

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International Politics ; Colonialism ; International Relations - Case Studies ; Paul S. Reinsch ; APSA ; Imperialism

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Realism as tragedy / Schmidt, Brian C

July 2004

Schmidt, Brian C	Journal Article
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July 2004.

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Realism ; International Politics ; International Relations - Case Studies

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Realist view of the Eurocentric conception of world politics / Schmidt, Brian C

Schmidt, Brian C	Journal Article
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Publication	2014.
Summary/Abstract	This article provides a critical review of John Hobson's The Eurocentric Conception of World Politics. More specifically, it challenges Hobson's interpretation of realism and it questions the extent to which he accuses earlier thinkers of being racists

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World Politics ; Realism ; European Politics ; Racists ; European Union - EU ; European Thoughts ;
Eurocentric Conception

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