THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR: AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 placed the United States in a position to exercise its political objectives of securing national interests through military means. The War on Terror waged in Afghanistan and Iraq shifted the development of U.S. foreign policy, allowing for American leadership to exercis...

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Autores: Maria Luisa Parraguez Kobek, Mariana Gonzalez Rodriguez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Repositorio:Redalyc-ITESM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:96028142004
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=96028142004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Política
Iraq
Afghanistan
United States
war on terror
foreign policy
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Sumario:The terrorist attacks of 9/11 placed the United States in a position to exercise its political objectives of securing national interests through military means. The War on Terror waged in Afghanistan and Iraq shifted the development of U.S. foreign policy, allowing for American leadership to exercise its right to sovereignty and power. The doctrine required a victory in each of the scenarios, and the inability to secure these aims resulted in civil war and insurgency in both countries. Important lessons can be learned from analyzing foreign policy implementations through the use of force, applying responsible sovereignty to pressing transnational security threats and streng - thening the international architecture through a multidimensional response.