US neoconservatives
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US neoconservatives are a political movement in the United States known for their hawkish foreign policy, strong anti-communism, and advocacy of using American power to promote democracy and national interests abroad.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party
NERFINISHED
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conservative think tanks ⓘ foreign policy establishment in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
hawkish foreign policy
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promotion of democracy abroad ⓘ skepticism toward isolationism ⓘ strong anti-communism ⓘ support for American global leadership ⓘ support for close alliance with Israel ⓘ support for military intervention in some conflicts ⓘ support for strong national defense ⓘ use of American power to advance national interests ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| historicalRole |
advocacy for the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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influence on George W. Bush administration foreign policy ⓘ |
| ideology | neoconservatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cold War containment strategy
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anti-communism ⓘ liberal anti-communist intellectuals ⓘ |
| institutionalBase |
American Enterprise Institute
NERFINISHED
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Commentary magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Project for the New American Century NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weekly Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Douglas Feith
NERFINISHED
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Elliott Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Kristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeane Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Podhoretz NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Wolfowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Perle NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ William Kristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originContext |
Cold War politics
NERFINISHED
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disillusionment with liberalism ⓘ reaction to New Left ⓘ |
| originPeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
Iraq policy
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Middle East policy NERFINISHED ⓘ defense spending ⓘ democracy promotion ⓘ human rights in authoritarian regimes ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
center-right
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right-wing ⓘ |
| selfDescription | “liberals who were mugged by reality” (associated phrase) ⓘ |
| viewOnChina | concern about rising Chinese power ⓘ |
| viewOnInternationalInstitutions | skepticism toward some multilateral constraints ⓘ |
| viewOnMilitaryPower | support for preemptive or preventive war in some cases ⓘ |
| viewOnRussia | historically hostile to Soviet Union ⓘ |
| viewOnRussia | suspicious of post-Soviet Russian intentions ⓘ |
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