The Bush Doctrine
A Niebuhrian Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6129357 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark R Amstutz (Wheaton College - Illinois, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 25-33 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15570274.2007.9523308 |
| OpenAlex | W2076511025 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The Bush Administration shifted its foreign policy strategy after the attacks of 9/11 to focus on the importance of morality in politics, a standpoint known as the Bush Doctrine. Reinhold Niebuhr, an important theorist of Christian realism, followed the ideas of St. Augustine and stressed the essential integration of power and morality in international affairs. The views of Niebuhr and the Bush Doctrine share several similarities, including the management of force to maintain global order, and a reliance on a Christian view of human nature. The balance of these two perspectives allows policy makers to hold the need for power alongside the realization that self-interest often clouds political judgment
Doctrine · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Foreign policy · International relations · Law and economics · Morality · Political science · Politics · Realism · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |