Understanding the Bush Doctrine: Preventive Wars and Regime Change.

UNITED States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Political & social views; PREEMPTIVE attack (Military science); REGIME change; WORLD politics -- 21st century; HUSSEIN, Saddam, 1937-2006; DEMOCRACY -- Iraq; PRESIDENTS -- United States -- Attitudes; SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; IRAQ -- Foreign relations -- United States -- History -- 21st century; MIDDLE East -- Foreign relations -- United States -- History -- 21st century

The article discusses several aspects of then-U.S. President George W. Bush's twenty-first century foreign policy plan which is known as the Bush Doctrine, and it mentions how the Bush Doctrine deals with international politics, the importance of a state's domestic regime in determining its foreign policy, preventive war strategies, and a willingness to act unilaterally when necessary. Regime change and the September 11, 2001 terror attacks are addressed, along with the efforts to overthrow former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and spread democracy throughout Iraq and the Middle East.