Imperial Designs Neoconservatism and the New Pax Americana

This work argues that the influence of neoconservatives has been none too small and all too important in the shaping of this monumental doctrine and historic moment in American foreign policy. Through a fascinating account of the central figures in the neoconservative movement and their push for war with Iraq, he reveals the imperial designs that have guided them in their quest for the establishment of a global Pax Americana.

Introduction: Neocons in PowerTrotsky's Orphans: A Brief History of NeoconservatismThe Bully on the Block: Paul Wolfowitz, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Richard Perle, and American SuperpowerdomAn Empire, If You Will Keep It: Charles Krauthammer, Ben Wattenberg, Joshua Muravchik, and the Unipolarist ImperativeBenevolent Global Hegemony: William Kristol, Robert Kagan, Max Boot, Lawrence F. Kaplan, and the Project for the New American CenturyThe Road to Jerusalem Runs Through Baghdad: The Iraq War, Hardline Zionism, and American ConservatismsConclusion: An Empire in Denial