neocon

Interventionist right-winger

Neocon is short for neoconservative, describing a political stance that emerged in the late twentieth century favoring aggressive American foreign policy, military intervention to spread democracy, and robust defense spending.

Originally applied to former liberals who shifted rightward, it now often carries critical connotations: The neocons pushed for the Iraq War.

As a noun, a neocon is someone holding these views.

foreign-policy

unilateral

Affecting one side only

preemptiveActing to forestall
interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
Iraq War2003 US-led invasion

Middle East · American exceptionalism · hegemony · Israel · defense spending · military intervention · sanctions · coalition · axis of evil · WMD

ideology

hawkish

Favoring aggressive action

interventionistAdvocate for outside involvement
pro-warFavoring military intervention
militaristAdvocate for armed strength

Reagan · Bush · Cheney · Rumsfeld · right-wing · republican · think-tank · democratization · regime change · nation-building

criticism

warmongering

Promoting or inciting warfare

imperialistAdvocate for territorial expansion
bellicoseInclined toward aggression
jingoisticExcessively nationalistic, pro-war

dogmatic · ideological · doctrinaire · zealous · hawkish · aggressive · confrontational · hardline · uncompromising · polarizing

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hawkish

warmongering

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