In this volume, leading scholars of US foreign policy, international relations, and political psychology examine one of the most consequential and controversial statements of national security policy in contemporary American history - the Bush Doctrine.

Part I. The Foundations of the Bush Doctrine 1. The Bush Doctrine Considered, Stanley A. Renshon 2. International Relations Theory Meets World Politics, Gerard Alexander Part II. The Bush Doctrine in the Post 9/11 World 3. The Convinced, the Skeptical, and the Hostile, Douglas C. Foyle 4. The New Psychology of Alliances, Peter Suedfeld, Philip E. Tetlock, and Rajiv Jhangiani 5. Illusionary Promises and Strategic Reality, Willie Curtis 6. Deterrence in an Age of Asymmetric Rivals, Jerrold M. Post 7. Preventive War and the Bush Doctrine, Jack S. Levy 8. The Psychological Origins of Preventive War, Jonathan Renshon 9. The 'Democracy Doctrine' of President George W. Bush, Marvin Zonis Part III: The View From Abroad 10. The Bush Doctrine Abroad, Alexander Moens 11. Anti-Americanism, Janice Gross Stein Part IV: The Bush Doctrine in Perspective 12. Premature Obituary, Stanley A. Renshon 13. The Bush Doctrine in Perspective, Peter Suedfeld