Wolfowitz Doctrine
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The Wolfowitz Doctrine is a post–Cold War U.S. defense policy blueprint emphasizing American military preeminence and the prevention of any rival superpower from emerging.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wolfowitz Doctrine canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States defense policy doctrine
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foreign policy doctrine ⓘ post–Cold War doctrine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1992 DPG draft
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1992 Defense Planning Guidance ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
NERFINISHED
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Paul Wolfowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of Defense policy planning ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
deterring potential competitors from aspiring to a larger regional or global role
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maintaining American military preeminence ⓘ preemptive use of military force in some circumstances ⓘ preserving a unipolar world order led by the United States ⓘ preventing the emergence of any rival superpower ⓘ willingness to act unilaterally if necessary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
advocacy of American unilateralism
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disregard for multilateral institutions ⓘ encouraging preventive war ⓘ perceived militarism ⓘ |
| date | 1992 ⓘ |
| describedInDocument | 1992 Defense Planning Guidance draft ⓘ |
| draftedFor | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
defense commitments to allies
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forward deployment of U.S. forces ⓘ maintaining U.S. nuclear and conventional superiority ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formulatedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Paul Wolfowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor | I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | neoconservatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
2002 National Security Strategy of the United States
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Bush Doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Bush administration foreign policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cold War containment strategy
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Reagan-era defense buildup ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leakDate | March 1992 ⓘ |
| leakedTo | The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | revision of the 1992 Defense Planning Guidance ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States military strategy
NERFINISHED
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United States national security strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ unipolarity in international relations ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
discourage advanced industrial nations from challenging U.S. leadership
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ensure access to vital resources and markets ⓘ prevent hostile powers from dominating key regions ⓘ |
| resultedIn | public controversy over U.S. global dominance strategy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–Cold War era ⓘ |
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