After Bush: The Case for Continuity in Foreign Policy

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Partner:: World Affairs Council: Washington DC
Location:: World Affairs Council, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Event Date:: 07.22.08
Speakers:: Timothy J. Lynch,; Robert Singh
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Summary: Towards the end of his second term, it appears George W. bush's foreign policy has won few admirers, with pundits and politicians eagerly criticizing the tenets of the Bush Doctrine.

This provocative account counters these criticisms, boldly arguing that Bush's policy deservedly belongs within the mainstream of the American foreign policy tradition.

Though the shifting tide of public opinion has led many to anticipate that his successor will repudiate the actions of the past eight years, authors Timothy Lynch and Robert S. Singh suggest that there will - and should - be continuity in US foreign policy from his Presidency to those who follow.

Providing a positive audit of the war on terror (which they contend should be understood as a Second Cold War) they charge that the Bush Doctrine has been consistent with past foreign policies - from Republican and Democratic presidencies - and that the key elements of Bush's grand strategy will rightly continue to shape America's approach in the future - World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.

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Timothy J. Lynch

Timothy J. Lynch is a senior lecturer in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of London. His areas of specialization include politics and ideology of American foreign policy and international relations, and he is the author of Turf War: The Clinton Administration and Northern Ireland and articles in Irish Studies in International Affairs, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, and International Politics.

Robert Singh

Robert Singh is a professor of politics at the Birkbeck School of Politics and Sociology at the University of London. He is a fellow of the RSA, an associate fellow of the Institute for the Study of the Americas (University of London), an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association (New York), and a trustee of William Palmer Sixth Form College. He served as head of the School of Politics and Sociology from 2004-2006.

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01 hr 16 min 56 sec

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01.: Introduction

01 min 47 sec

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02.: Continuation of Bush Foreign Policy

03 min 19 sec

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03.: Overwhelming Negative Opinion

02 min 25 sec

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04.: Inherited Foreign Policy

04 min 17 sec

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05.: Consensus on War on Terror

01 min 59 sec

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06.: Increased Friendship in the World

04 min 37 sec

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07.: Anti-Americanism

04 min 22 sec

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08.: Prospect of Obama Presidency

05 min 36 sec

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09.: Possible Policy Positions

07 min 59 sec

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10.: Q1: Poor Execution of Iraq War

03 min 26 sec

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11.: Q2: Comparison of Bush Presidents

05 min 22 sec

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12.: Q3: Israel-Palestine Conflict

05 min 34 sec

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13.: Q4: Light Force Strategy in Iraq

01 min 12 sec

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14.: Q5: Stopping the Next Enemy Leader

04 min 03 sec

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15.: Q6: Unbalanced Afghanistan and Iraq Missions

04 min 18 sec

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16.: Q7: Second Cold War

01 min 25 sec

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17.: Q8: Rationale for Iraq War

03 min 40 sec

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18.: Q9: Why Britain Was so Supportive

04 min 09 sec

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19.: Q10: Why Regime Change Matters

02 min 54 sec

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20.: Q11: Shifting Foreign Policy Power

04 min 12 sec

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Timothy Lynch Calls for Prolonging Bush's Foreign Policy

04 min 29 sec

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The Iraq War: Poor Execution of a Sound Strategy

03 min 09 sec

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Robert Singh Supports Democratizing the Middle East

02 min 25 sec

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