Lecture 8

Question 1

Saudi Bin Laden Group

Answer 1

• founded by Osama’s dad, largest construction contractor in Saudi Arabia
• headed by Osama’s brother, multi billion dollar country

Question 2

The Bush Doctrine, per Robert Jervis

Answer 2

1. importance of domestic regime in determining foreign policy
2. preventative warfare
3. willingness to act unilaterally when necessary
4. US must assert primacy to achieve stability

Question 3

Neoconservatism in the 1970s

Answer 3

• counter culture from the 60s

- strongly advocates for the use of military power to advance US interests, and democracy promotion

Question 4

PNAC

Answer 4

think tank created by neoconservatives, called for the US to use military power to maintain hegemonic state

Question 5

2003 Invasion of Iraq

Answer 5

• stated reasons for invasion were WMDs, terrorism and human rights concerns
• the war devastated the country of Iraq

Question 6

Aftermath of US War in Iraq

Answer 6

fragmented society, weak and unstable state with diverse ethnic composition, which made iraq very susceptible to outside influence, leading to the rise of ISIS

Question 7

Foreign Lobbies

Answer 7

foreign countries can lobby during US elections, the true figures of their spending are not known

Question 8

Walt and Mearsheimer on Israeli Lobby

Answer 8

• US national interests should be the primary objective of US fp
• Israel may have been a strategic asset during the Cold War, but afterwards became a liability