How September 11 changed American foreign policy: the record a year later

Comment | Stellungnahme

September 11 presented the Bush administration with the opportunity for a strategic reorientation of American foreign policy. Contrary to the hopes of many, however, this chance was not used to move towards a more multilateral policy, rather it was used to mobilize resources to the benefit of a superpower policy with a strong emphasis on military might. In light of increased perception of asymmetrical threats and with the “War on Terrorism” as legitimizing principle, those who advocate a policy based on superior military power and unrestricted room to maneuver have succeeded in dominating the foreign policy discourse in the US. The more such thinking determines the policy of the Bush administration - and in many areas it has already shaped decisions - the more this will lead to strategic divergence between the US and Europe. (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Wie der 11. September die amerikanische Außenpolitik verändert hat
• Extent: Seite(n): 7
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP Comment (01/2002)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Internationale Beziehungen ; Politikwissenschaft ; Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik ; internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik ; USA ; Außenpolitik ; Terrorismus ; Auswirkung ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Militärpolitik ; Terrorismusbekämpfung ; Verteidigungspolitik ; politische Strategie ; Militärdoktrin ; Prävention ; Unilateralismus ; Neokonservatismus ; Hegemonie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Rudolf, Peter
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
• (where): Deutschland, Berlin
• (when): 2002

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-399537
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST