Presidential Doctrines: U.S. National Security from George Washington to Barack Obama

by Joseph M. Siracusa and Aiden Warren

Book Overview

This book assesses and evaluates the key U.S. presidential doctrines from Washington to Obama. It demonstrates that in spite of differences between successive administrations, in most instances, presidential doctrines have articulated both the responses and directions conducive to an international order that best advances American interests: a composition encompassing "democracy," open free markets, self-determining states that adhere to U.S. principles,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442267488
• ISBN13: 9781442267480
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary