Neoconservatism
Spread democracy. With force if needed.
Neocons pair conservative domestic politics with a hawkish foreign policy: use troops, sanctions and money to defend allies and spread democracy abroad. They back big defence budgets and don't like international bodies tying their hands. The 2003 Iraq war is the defining example.
What they'd say
Peace through strength.
Democracies don't fight each other, so make more of them.
Weakness invites aggression.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Iraq turned into a long, costly and destabilising war, and critics say that's the predictable result. Realists and isolationists say it overstretches the country.
Names to know
- Irving Kristol
- Norman Podhoretz
- Paul Wolfowitz
Its squad
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