Joseph Stieb
Biographic Data
| ID | 4443263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Stieb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Stieb |
| SIGNATURE | STIEB J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Naval War College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2410-929X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reply to Frank Harvey – what counterfactuals cannot do
Orientalism, Liberal Empire, and the 2003 Iraq War
This paper analyzes the 2003 Iraq War's origins through the lens of orientalism and within the history of liberal empire. It argues that Edward Said correctly contended that an orientalist emphasis on essential difference helped justify the war. However, Said overlooked how liberal assertions of universal values also served as a basis for empire in this case and how many opponents of the war also drew on orientalist ideas. Simultaneously, opponen…
An Army Afire
The Shaking of America
Journal Article The Shaking of America: September 11th Becomes History Get access J. Samuel Walker. The Day that Shook America: A Concise History of 9/11. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2021. 240 pp. $32.50 (hardcover). Joseph Stieb Joseph Stieb [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-929X Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Diplomatic History, dhad024, https://doi.org/10.1093/dh/dhad024…
Rethinking Gore-War
This paper offers a constructivist critique of Frank Harvey’s ‘Gore-War’ counterfactual, in which he argues that the hypothetical President Al Gore also would have gone to war with Iraq. Harvey overlooks how the George W. Bush administration shaped the structural context in which it acted in ways that made war increasingly likely. I trace two key phases in the road to war in which this dynamic occurred: 1. The half-year after 9/11 in which Bush e…
Moral Clarity
In trying to understand the post-9/11 historical moment, historians such as Beverly Gage and Melani McAlister have argued that despite the popular notion that “everything changed” on September 11, 2001, historical continuities shaped the way Americans understood, debated, and responded to this event.1 Historical actors integrate their interpretations of terrorism intro pre-existing ideas, identities, and political goals, fashioning narratives tha…
The Vital Center Reborn
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a set of liberal intellectuals promoted a vision of liberal renewal at home and abroad, hoping to create a new political and foreign policy paradigm. They sought to revive a form of early Cold War “Vital Center” liberalism by supporting democratization and human rights, designing a liberal version of patriotism, and supporting confrontations with illiberal autocracies and radical Islamists. They hoped to reve…
U.S. Financial Aid for Iraq Under the Engagement Policy, 1988–1990
This article reframes our understanding of the pre-Gulf War U.S. policy toward Iraq away from the issue of why the Bush administration ignored evidence that Saddam Hussein was not reciprocating U.S. efforts to moderate his behavior. Rather, it asks why the Bush administration did not consider Saddam’s abuse of U.S. export credit programs as relevant for evaluating Iraqi intentions and the efficacy of the engagement policy. It traces debates among…
Rethinking Gore-War
This paper offers a constructivist critique of Frank Harvey’s ‘Gore-War’ counterfactual, in which he argues that the hypothetical President Al Gore also would have gone to war with Iraq. Harvey overlooks how the George W. Bush administration shaped the structural context in which it acted in ways that made war increasingly likely. I trace two key phases in the road to war in which this dynamic occurred: 1. The half-year after 9/11 in which Bush e…
U.S. Financial Aid for Iraq Under the Engagement Policy, 1988–1990
This article reframes our understanding of the pre-Gulf War U.S. policy toward Iraq away from the issue of why the Bush administration ignored evidence that Saddam Hussein was not reciprocating U.S. efforts to moderate his behavior. Rather, it asks why the Bush administration did not consider Saddam’s abuse of U.S. export credit programs as relevant for evaluating Iraqi intentions and the efficacy of the engagement policy. It traces debates among…
The Vital Center Reborn
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a set of liberal intellectuals promoted a vision of liberal renewal at home and abroad, hoping to create a new political and foreign policy paradigm. They sought to revive a form of early Cold War “Vital Center” liberalism by supporting democratization and human rights, designing a liberal version of patriotism, and supporting confrontations with illiberal autocracies and radical Islamists. They hoped to reve…
Moral Clarity
In trying to understand the post-9/11 historical moment, historians such as Beverly Gage and Melani McAlister have argued that despite the popular notion that “everything changed” on September 11, 2001, historical continuities shaped the way Americans understood, debated, and responded to this event.1 Historical actors integrate their interpretations of terrorism intro pre-existing ideas, identities, and political goals, fashioning narratives tha…
The Shaking of America
Journal Article The Shaking of America: September 11th Becomes History Get access J. Samuel Walker. The Day that Shook America: A Concise History of 9/11. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2021. 240 pp. $32.50 (hardcover). Joseph Stieb Joseph Stieb [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-929X Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Diplomatic History, dhad024, https://doi.org/10.1093/dh/dhad024…
Rethinking Gore-War
This paper offers a constructivist critique of Frank Harvey’s ‘Gore-War’ counterfactual, in which he argues that the hypothetical President Al Gore also would have gone to war with Iraq. Harvey overlooks how the George W. Bush administration shaped the structural context in which it acted in ways that made war increasingly likely. I trace two key phases in the road to war in which this dynamic occurred: 1. The half-year after 9/11 in which Bush e…
Orientalism, Liberal Empire, and the 2003 Iraq War
This paper analyzes the 2003 Iraq War's origins through the lens of orientalism and within the history of liberal empire. It argues that Edward Said correctly contended that an orientalist emphasis on essential difference helped justify the war. However, Said overlooked how liberal assertions of universal values also served as a basis for empire in this case and how many opponents of the war also drew on orientalist ideas. Simultaneously, opponen…
An Army Afire
Reply to Frank Harvey – what counterfactuals cannot do
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