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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instanceOf United States defense policy doctrine
foreign policy doctrine
post–Cold War doctrine
alsoKnownAs 1992 DPG draft
1992 Defense Planning Guidance
appliesTo United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
associatedWith I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby NERFINISHED
Paul Wolfowitz NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Defense policy planning
corePrinciple deterring potential competitors from aspiring to a larger regional or global role
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
surface form: United States
criticizedFor advocacy of American unilateralism
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
forward deployment of U.S. forces
maintaining U.S. nuclear and conventional superiority
focusesOn East Asia NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Bush Doctrine NERFINISHED
George W. Bush administration foreign policy
influencedBy Cold War containment strategy
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
United States national security strategy NERFINISHED
unipolarity in international relations
policyGoal discourage advanced industrial nations from challenging U.S. leadership
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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