The threat of international terrorism and the new trends in the USA foreign policy

Abstract

The situation in the world has been changed after the September 11 attacks. These attacks made the USA to pay serious attention on its security. The result was the “National Security Strategy” plan, which was brought forward by the president George W. Bush to prevent terrorists and dangerous regimes from developing, acquiring, or using weapons of mass destruction. But immediately after appearance of the new strategy, which also is called “the Bush Doctrine”, in the world appeared controversial views concerning USA’s National Security Strategy. The purpose of this Master’s Essay is to analyze the strategy, which the USA adopted after the September 11 events and identify the main directions towards which the USA foreign policy is moving. It is also aiming to observe and analyze the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq, which were the main targets of the USA, and also to identify the possible outcomes of USA – Afghanistan, and USA – Iraq conflicts.