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Title: Bush Jr. Doctrine


1
Bush Jr. Doctrine
  • In
  • Theory and Policy

2
Theory/PolicyNational Security Strategy
  • Introductory Bush Statement
  • defense of freedom, democracy and free
    enterprise
  • economic freedom, economic openness, free
    markets, free trade,
  • Not unilateral, but balance of powersic!
  • War against Terrorismglobal, uncertain duration
  • Act against threats before they are fully
    formed, I.e., preemptive strikes
  • Coalitions of the willing
  • Committed to UN, WTO, OAS, NATO etc

3
NSS I Overview
  • Distinctly American internationalism
  • Champion human dignity
  • Strengthen alliances
  • Defuse regional conflicts
  • Prevent threats of WMD
  • New era of free markets free trade
  • Cooperative action
  • Transform national security institutions

4
NSS IIChampion Dignity
  • rule of law limits on state free speech
    freedom of worship equal justice respect for
    women religious ethnic tolerance respect for
    private property.
  • Speak honestly of violations of human dignity
  • Use foreign aid to promote freedom
  • Push democracy oppose HR violations
  • Promote freedom of religion conscience

5
NNS IIIAlliances vs Terrorism
  • Def terrorism premeditated, politically
    motivated violence perpetrated against innocents
  • Terrorists those who harbor them
  • War of indefinite duration
  • Disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations
  • we will not hesitate to act alone
  • Homeland security
  • Rebuild Afghanistan

6
NNS IV Regional Conflicts
  • Two strategic principles
  • Build intl relationships to manage crises
  • Help those who help themselves
  • Israel Palestine Conflict
  • Independent Democratic Palestine
  • Israel forces fully withdraw, stop settlements
  • Colombia terrorists drug tafficking
  • Defeat armed groups of left right
  • Africa coalitions of willing, big states to be
    anchors for US involvement work w/Europe
    strengthen governments, economic freedom

7
NNS V Prevent Enemy WMD
  • Rogue states brutalize their own people, no
    regard for international law, want WMD for
    threats, sponsor terrorism, reject human values,
    hate the United States
  • Proactive counterproliferation
  • Prepare to prevail in WMD warfare
  • Diplomacy, arms control, export controls,
    interdiction of of technologies materials
  • Deterrence wont work, US will, if necessary,
    act preemptively
  • Eliminate specific threat, reasons will be clear,
    force measured and the cause just

8
NSS VIFree Markets - 1
  • Global free markets free trade
  • Pro-growth legal and regulatory policies
  • Lower marginal tax rates
  • Rule of law, intolerence of corruption
  • Strong financial systems
  • Sound fiscal policies to support businesssic!
  • Investment in health education
  • Free trade real freedom

9
NSS VIFree Markets - 2
  • Comprehensive strategy
  • Global free trade via WTO
  • Regional initiatives, e.g., FTAA by 2005
  • Bilateral free trade, e.g., Chile Singapore
  • Congressional support Trade Act of 2002
  • Development f(free trade)
  • Enforce trade agreements laws vs unfair L
    practices
  • Help domestic workers adjust
  • Protect Environment workers
  • Enhance Energy Security
  • Stablize Greenhouse gas concentrations, more nukes

10
NSS VII Opening Societies
  • Aid those countries who enact neoliberal reforms
  • More World Bank etc money to increase
    productivity thru education, rule of law and
    private sector development
  • Demand measurable results
  • More results-based grants, fewer loans
  • Free trade and free capital markets
  • Support for public health
  • Support for education
  • New Agricultural technology, biotechnologies

11
NSS VIIICooperative Action
  • NATO expand it, improve fighting forces
  • Support development of EU
  • Asian Alliances Japan, S.Korea, Australia
  • Maintain forces in the region
  • Russia more cooperation, more free-markets
  • India free flow of commerce,
  • problem nukes conflict w/Pakistan
  • China free trade (4th largest trading partner),
    problems HR, arms

12
NSS IX Change NS Institutions
  • Changed threats changed military capabilities
  • US forces overseas bases and stations within
    and beyond W.Europe NE Asia, temp access
    arrangements
  • Prepare for more Afghan-type deployments
  • Dissuade any attempt to equal US power
  • Increase and integrate intelligence gathering
  • Domestic and foreign, more authority for Dir of
    CI
  • Dept of State diplomacy w/govts NGOs
  • More PR
  • Refuse jurisdiction of International Criminal
    Court
  • No investigation, inquiry or prosecution of
    Americans
  • Protect American nationals from the ICC

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