The idea of neoconservatism in the United States and its impact on the George W. Bush administration after 9/11

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Masoud Teymouri ¹ , mohammad rahim eyvazi ² , sousan Safaverdi ³ , aliakbar aminiAmini ⁴

1 - (PhD student in Political Science (Political Thought), Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch)
2 - (Professor, Department of Political Science and Islamic Revolution Studies, Shahed University)
3 - Assistance Professor at the Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch

Received: 2021-02-21 Accepted : 2021-09-12 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Conservatism, realism, Aggressive realism, neoconservatism, 9/11,

Abstract :

The neoconservatives have designed a wide range of new programs in American foreign policy, as well as major developments in US domestic politics that have revolutionized the country's political image at home and abroad. During the presidency of George W. Bush, the United States believed that widespread intervention in the world's political, social, and economic affairs required military might and violence. After 9/11, the United States was able to mobilize public opinion and pursue an aggressive approach by magnifying the threat of terrorism. So the main question of the research is how to assess the impact of neoconservative thinking in the United States on the administration of George W. Bush after 9/11? In answer to the main question, the hypothesis is that the influence of neoconservative thought in the United States after 9/11 led to social Darwinism, nationalism, elitism, militarism, belligerence, imperialism, Globalization and human rights abuses were part of the policies of the George W. Bush administration, and its foreign policy has exacerbated anarchy in the international system. In this regard, the implementation of the scenario of September 11, 2001, provided a good opportunity to implement the plans, programs and policies of the George W. Bush administration in line with the hegemony and the new world order that the United States seeks. In this research, the theoretical framework of realism and aggressive realism and critical methodology have been used.