The Bush Leadership, the Power of Ideas, and the War on Terror

Among the many issues confronting US foreign policy decision-making, the challenge of leadership stands out. Foreign policy success or failure is often attributed to the role of leadership. This volume disentangles the most relevant concepts of the debate about leadership and applies them to various aspects of the Bush administration's foreign policy. In contrast to many other volumes, this book combines a novel theoretical perspective with deep empirical scrutiny and offers an effective mix of theory-building and information on US foreign policy. Moreover, it combines thought-provoking criticism with extensive scientific documentation and presents clear-cut answers on how power and leadership are constituted and how these concepts relate to the domestic, regional and global contexts of foreign policy