neoconservatism
Democracy-exporting political philosophy
Neoconservatism is a political ideology that emerged in the United States during the 1960s and 70s, often among former liberals who shifted rightward.
It emphasizes hawkish foreign policy, promoting democracy abroad through military intervention if necessary, and skepticism of international institutions.
Domestically, neoconservatives tend toward traditional values while accepting some welfare state functions.
The term gained prominence during the George W.
Bush administration: Neoconservatism shaped the case for invading Iraq.
Politically conservative faction
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- unilateralismActing without international cooperation
- hawkishnessAdvocacy for aggression
- militarismPro-force national policy
nationalism · patriotism · moralism · capitalism · free-market · individualism · anti-communism · traditionalism
Policy of deliberate involvement
- nation-buildingConstructing governmental institutions
- unilateralismActing without international cooperation
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
security · geopolitics · coalition-building · NATO · armament · counterterrorism · sanctions
Former U.S. vice president
2001 terrorist attacks
- WMDCatastrophic armament category
- HalliburtonOilfield services corporation
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- SyriaLevant country, capital Damascus
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- unilateralismActing without international cooperation
- hawkishnessAdvocacy for aggression
militarism · nationalism · patriotism · moralism · capitalism · free-market · individualism · anti-communism · traditionalism · Reaganism
interventionism
Policy of deliberate involvement
- nation-buildingConstructing governmental institutions
- unilateralismActing without international cooperation
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
deterrence · security · geopolitics · coalition-building · NATO · armament · counterterrorism · sanctions
Cheney
Former U.S. vice president
9/11
2001 terrorist attacks
- WMDCatastrophic armament category
- HalliburtonOilfield services corporation
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- foreign policydiplomacy, diplomatic negotiations, sanctions, containment, deterrence
- political ideologiesanarchism, liberalism, liberal, libertarian, socialism
- conservatismtraditionalism, small government, free enterprise, family values, individualism
- ideologiescapitalism, communism, liberalism, socialism, anarchism
- Political Theoriesliberalism, Marxism, socialism, fascism, anarchism
neoconservatismisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · pacifism · anti-imperialism · anti-interventionism · paleoconservatism
neoconservatismpaleoconservatism
Tradition-first, nation-focused conservatism
realism · libertarianism · progressivism · democratic socialism · anti-imperialism