Neo-Conspiracy Theories

Neo-Conspiracy Theories

Mini Teaser: There is much room for debate on the soundness of neoconservative policies. But a serious assessment of neocons and their role in the Bush Administration is a necessary starting point.

by Author(s): Gerard Baker

If the Bush Administration fails to pacify Iraq and faces growing terrorist threats from non-state actors elsewhere, the assumptions of the neocons and many other foreign policy specialists besides will need to be revisited. But the neocons were not primarily responsible for the conditions that gave rise to the judgments made by the Bush Administration's policymakers: The unchallenged assumption of U.S. supremacy was.

Essay Types: Book Review