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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"George W. Bush administration"”.
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US foreign policy and energy resources during the George W. Bush administration
… dominance to support its global economic power. George W. Bush, like all his predecessors, pursued the Open Door Empire, especially with respect to access to foreign energy resources, which took on an even higher priority because of his ties to the oil industry and the belief that the US was …
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United States Use of Force against Terrorism and the Threat of Terrorism: An Analysis of the Past Four U.S. Presidents¿ Use of Force to Combat International Terrorism.
The thesis analyzes how the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush used force in response to incidents of international terrorism. Key players in each administration and whether they advocated a law enforcement approach or a war paradigm approach to …
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Presidential signing statements as legislative strategy and the expansion of presidential power: an examination of the Bush II administration
… of presidential signing statements during the George W. Bush administration. Given the existence of united government for much of Bush's term in office, why could the Bush administration and Congress not reach agreements on issues where much common ground should have existed? Its principal …
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Rights in Flux: The Rights of Afghan Women in Different Eras
… invasion of October of 2001? Historically, the George W. Bush Administration followed past foreign governments, Afghan political parties, and Afghan regimes who also promised to "liberate Afghan women" when making the case for war or violence. Using case study methodology and feminist theory, …
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Anti-Americanism, World Politics, and German-U.S. Relations
… study examines German-U.S. relations during the George W. Bush administration. It utilizes Peter J. Katzenstein and Robert O. Keohane's theoretical framework of anti-Americanism to examine German perceptions of U.S. foreign policy. Katzenstein and Keohane distinguish four distinctive types of …
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A Review of Energy and Environmental Policy for Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals
… what energy policy tactics are utilized by the George W. Bush administration. Senate testimony, industry publications, federal legislation, and permit case studies reveal the prominence of concerns for national energy security and industry complaints over terminal siting and permitting process …
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The Final Frontier of Freedom: a Prospectus for Future Democratization of the Middle East
… become fashionable amongst some critics of the George W. Bush administration to say that the centerpiece of his foreign policy, the promotion of democracy in the Middle East, is endemically flawed because the religious, political, or cultural conditions in the region would constrain, or prohibit …
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The Evolution of Conservative Foreign Policy: From Neoconservatism to American First Nationalism
… from the Neoconservative Consensus of the George W. Bush Administration (2001 - 2009) to the emergent America First Nationalism of the Trump Administration (2017 - 2021). This thesis implements a mixed-methods qualitative research design, using historical genealogy, textual discourse …
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The George W. Bush Administration's aid strategy and its impact on development in Sub-Saharan Africa
… development through the use of foreign aid. The George W. Bush Administration utilized aid in their efforts to help eliminate poverty and deepen democracy. They disbursed aid through a novel government agency named the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). This thesis gauges the usefulness of …
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Law and Counterterror Policy During the Bush Administration: a Strategic Assessment
As the George W. Bush administration approaches its conclusion, the policies it has implemented as part of the Global War on Terror are among its most controversial aspects. However, it is the legal arguments marshaled in support of the administration's actions that have generated the greatest …
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The Real "Syriana": Interlocking Directorates Shaping a Defense-Petroleum-Policy Complex
… executed on two primary occasions during the George W. Bush administration.
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Wounded Hegemon: The 2003 Iraq War and George W. Bush's Grand Strategy of Primacy
… of the September 11 terror attacks on the George W. Bush administration. American hegemony set broad parameters for US foreign policy behaviour while September 11 served as the proximate cause. The terror attacks engendered a deep sense of homeland vulnerability that entailed the need to …
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Dealing with danger : threat perception and policy preferences
… of the early Cold War and of the first George W. Bush Administration. The paper demonstrates how "bad strategy' and problematic policy preferences can arise systematically through the operation of Threat-Heuristic Theory's psychological model and need not be solely explained by …
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National Security Crises and the Expanding American Presidency
… After the September 11 terrorist attacks, the George W. Bush administration expanded executive power and Congress did not object. For example, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act and President Bush signed it into law on October 26, 2001, allowing law enforcement agencies to obtain records and …