To a great extent, Wilsonianism is synonymous with the “Kantian tripods” in
the U.S. post-WWII foreign policy. Define President Woodrow Wilson’s
internationalist vision as embodied in his Fourteen Points program. Then,
explain how each of the three pillars of the Kantian tripods is assumed to
produce world peace and contributing to the international liberal order. Also,
address the following related queries:
a.
Explain how Wilsonian principles provided the rationales or
justifications behind the Cold War (Kennan’s) containment strategy, the
Truman Doctrine, domino theory, Nixon’s détente with China, and the
Reagan Doctrine.
b.
Define the Bush Doctrine. In your answer, be sure to distinguish
between preventive and preemptive wars.