Trotskyism to Anachronism: The Neoconservative Revolution

Judis, John B.; Ehrman, John

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“…There is even recognition among some neoconservatives that criticisms of US policy toward Iraq from across the theoretical and political spectrum may have emerged from something other than a lack of moral fiber and martial virtue. 41 But predictions of neoconservatism's 'inevitable fall' have been made before (Judis, 1995), only to be confounded by its resilience and ability to adapt to changing political challenges and circumstances. Placing neoconservatism in the context of its struggle with the politics of liberal modernity provides a number of clues about its power and longevity.…”

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What is the National Interest? The Neoconservative Challenge in IR Theory

Williams

2005

European Journal of International Relations

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Despite its controversial influence in American foreign policy and international politics, neoconservatism has received comparatively little attention in IR theory. This article seeks to contribute to a critical engagement between IR theory and neoconservatism by providing an account of the theoretical foundations of neoconservatism and its distinctive approach to the national interest. Examining these foundations reveals a series of areas in which IR can engage substantively with neoconservatism. Perhaps most surprisingly, it also demonstrates the renewed relevance of classical Realists such as Reinhold Niebuhr and Hans Morgenthau, whose thinking not only addressed themes at the heart of contemporary neoconservatism, but who also provided prescient warnings of the dangerous directions in which neoconservative understandings of the national interest could lead.

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What is the National Interest? The Neoconservative Challenge in IR Theory

Williams

2005

European Journal of International Relations

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“…The second subgroup, the anti-Stalinist Left, refers to a cluster of former socialists who, according to John B. Judis (1995, 125), “were either members of or close to the Trotskyist Left in the late 1930s and early 1940s” (see also King 2004; I. Kristol 1995, 1977).…”

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“…The second subgroup, the anti‐Stalinist Left, refers to a cluster of former socialists who, according to John B. Judis (1995, 125), “were either members of or close to the Trotskyist Left in the late 1930s and early 1940s” (see also King 2004; I. Kristol 1995, 1977). During the 1960s, the members of this group also fiercely rejected the social revolution that was taking place in America, which they viewed as promoting moral relativism and disregard for American liberal democracy.…”

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INSURGENCY AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY: The Case of George McGovern

Haar

2017

World Affairs

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As a distinct foreign-policy group, neoconservatives emerged in a period of social unrest and political cynicism-a time when insurgent presidential candidates can have profound effects on the outlook and conduct of foreign policy. The George McGovern insurgency is an important historical event that was accompanied by social unrest, distrust in government, and the splintering of the Democratic Party into disparate foreign-policy groups, including the neoconservatives. McGovern, and in particular his 1972 nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, is key to understanding the neoconservatives' disaffection with their own party. This research investigates the catalyzing and unifying effect that McGovern's 1972 run for the presidency had on those intellectuals who became neoconservatives. Taking McGovern's role into account is vital for understanding the genesis of neoconservative ideology as well as comprehending the movement's present day legacy. En su calidad de grupo distintivo de política exterior, los neoconservadores emergieron en un periodo de inestablildad y cinísmo político-un tiempo en el que los candidatos presidenciales independientes logran tener efectos profundos en la perspectiva y conducta de la política exterior. La independencia de George McGovern es un evento histórico importante que fue acompañado por la inquietud, la falta de confianza en el gobierno, y la fractura del Partido Demócrata en una variedad de grupos de política exterior entre ellos el de los neoconservadores. McGovern, y

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Détente's Disintegration, Neoconservatism, and the Ford Presidency

Kampmark¹

2015

A Companion to Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter

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Trotskyism to Anachronism: The Neoconservative Revolution

Cited by 9 publications

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What is the National Interest? The Neoconservative Challenge in IR Theory

What is the National Interest? The Neoconservative Challenge in IR Theory

INSURGENCY AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY: The Case of George McGovern

Détente's Disintegration, Neoconservatism, and the Ford Presidency

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