America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy
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"America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy" is a book by political scientist Francis Fukuyama that critically examines the rise, influence, and consequences of neoconservative foreign policy in the United States after the Cold War and especially following the Iraq War.
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| America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy Context triple: [Francis Fukuyama, notableWork, America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy]
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The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
*The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States* is a collection of essays by historian Gordon S. Wood that explores the intellectual, political, and cultural origins and legacy of the American Revolution and the early republic.
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B.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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C.
The Paradox of American Power
The Paradox of American Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes the limits of U.S. dominance and argues for combining military strength with economic and soft power in a globalized world.
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D.
Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency
Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency is a political book by U.S. Senator Robert Byrd that sharply criticizes the George W. Bush administration’s policies and expansion of executive power.
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E.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy Target entity description: "America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy" is a book by political scientist Francis Fukuyama that critically examines the rise, influence, and consequences of neoconservative foreign policy in the United States after the Cold War and especially following the Iraq War.
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A.
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
*The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States* is a collection of essays by historian Gordon S. Wood that explores the intellectual, political, and cultural origins and legacy of the American Revolution and the early republic.
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B.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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C.
The Paradox of American Power
The Paradox of American Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes the limits of U.S. dominance and argues for combining military strength with economic and soft power in a globalized world.
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D.
Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency
Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency is a political book by U.S. Senator Robert Byrd that sharply criticizes the George W. Bush administration’s policies and expansion of executive power.
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E.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Francis Fukuyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | political scientist ⓘ |
| context |
War on Terror
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post–September 11, 2001 U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
U.S. invasion of Iraq
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neoconservative foreign policy ⓘ unilateralism in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| discusses |
legitimacy of preemptive war
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limits of military power in state-building ⓘ nation-building challenges in Iraq ⓘ relationship between democracy and state capacity ⓘ role of international law in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| examines |
intellectual roots of neoconservatism
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policy consequences of neoconservatism ⓘ relationship between power and legitimacy in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political science literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of Bush administration foreign policy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of ideological rigidity in policymaking
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need for multilateral cooperation ⓘ reassessment of democracy promotion strategies ⓘ tension between ideals and power in foreign policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Iraq War
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United States foreign policy ⓘ democracy promotion ⓘ neoconservatism ⓘ post–Cold War international order ⓘ |
| placesInSeries | Fukuyama’s works on liberal democracy and world order ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater reliance on international institutions
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more realistic approach to democracy promotion ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The End of History and the Last Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in U.S. foreign policy
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policy makers ⓘ scholars of international relations ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
George W. Bush presidency
NERFINISHED
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
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America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy
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