The American christian right’s response towards the Israel-Palestine Conflicts by Mohd Afandi Salleh, Abdul Majid Hafiz Mohamed

“…It seeks to examine the critical role of the Christian Right in American foreign policy during the George W. Bush administration, with particular regard to Israel and Palestine. …”
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Interest group lobbies and us foreign policy: the role of American evangelical by Salleh, Mohd. Afandi, Mohamed, Abdul Majid Hafiz, Ahmad, Abdullahi Ayoade, Ladiqi, Suyatno, Abu Hussin, Mohd. Fauzi, Nazri, Noor Atika Shafinaz

“…The rapid growth of various interest group lobbies in the United States since the 1980s has contributed to the changes in the foreign policy decision making process. During the George W. Bush presidency, the rise of the evangelicals in American politics attracted many researchers to study the roles and impacts of interest groups is influencing or shaping American foreign policy. …”

"Not for all the tea in China!" political ideology and the avoidance of dissonance-arousing situations. by H Hannah Nam, John T Jost, Jay J Van Bavel

“…Indeed, U.S. residents who preferred more conservative presidents (George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan) complied less than Americans who preferred more liberal presidents (Barack Obama and Bill Clinton) with the request to write a counter-attitudinal essay about who made a "better president." …”
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The Evolution of the U.S. Position toward Democratic Development of Ukraine (2000-2008) by Natalya Korniyenko

“…In the article the author describes and analyzes the evolution of the US position on democratic development in Ukraine at the time of George W. Bush presidency (2000-2008). Four election campaigns in Ukraine have been examined, three of them for the parliament – Verkhovna Rada (2002, 2006, 2007) and one – for Presidency (2004). …”
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Fédéralisme et politique sociale: L'évolution de la législation sur l'assurance maladie des enfants (S-CHIP), 1997-2007. by Eveline Thevenard

“…Ten years after its implementation and after two vetoes by George W. Bush of attempts to expand the program, this paper presents an overview of the program and intergovernmental relations, with a special focus on New York and Texas. …”
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A roadmap to peace. Journey metaphors in political speeches on the Middle East peace process by Assunta Caruso

“…<p><strong>Abstract</strong> – This paper investigates the metaphorical conceptualization of peace by former leaders George W. Bush, Ariel Sharon, and Mahmoud Abbas. Specifically, it examines how peace/the peace process is conceptualized via metaphors through the notion of JOURNEY and MOVEMENT. …”
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Clarifying anti-reflexivity: conservative opposition to impact science and scientific evidence by Riley E Dunlap

“…It is also important to keep in mind that anti-reflexivity is an institutional and structural issue, becoming more consequential when it is employed by political elites such as the George W Bush Administration in the US. Institutional anti-reflexivity is further illustrated by the widespread denial of ACC and a range of other problems among current Republican members of the US Congress.…”
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US Foreign Policy under President Obama and the Challenge of Pakistan by Steven Ekovich

“…There was a great deal of anticipation to see what the new president's first official presentation of national security would look like, and how it would differ from those issued by former president George W. Bush. On the very first page of the strategy there are only two countries mentioned - Afghanistan and Pakistan. …”
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A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF IRONY IN POLITICAL ELECTORAL SPEECHES by Fareed Al-Hindawi, Basim Kadhim

“… This paper deals with irony in electoral political speeches from pragmatic point of view represented by two American candidates: Barack Obama and George W. Bush. It has set itself to deal with this issue in particular because it has not been given due attention It falls in five sections; section one is an introduction, section two provides a literature review on irony, section three is to develop a model for ironic analysis, section four is about the analysis of the data, and section five sums up the conclusions. …”
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Syria in Regional Security System in 2000-2011 by M. S. Khodynskaya-Golenichsheva, M. A. Sapronova

“…The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that an independent foreign policy of Syria have angered the US, which during the presidency of George W. Bush sought to establish a doctrine of American leadership in several regions of the world. …”
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The Role of Special Forces in Peace Missions: A Focus on MINUSMA within the African Context by Louis Bester

“…The terror attacks on 11 September 2001 in the United States of America, and the subsequent declaration by George W. Bush of a Global War on Terrorism, has brought the special forces of the United States and other Western powers out of the shadows and into the limelight as the force of choice to combat the new security threat. …”
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Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo? Assessing Imperialist Aspirations Of The EU, Russia & The US by Nelli Babayan, Stefano Braghiroli

“…This article tracks developments from 2000, which marked the elections of Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush and the enforcement of the EU Amsterdam Treaty, which supposedly shaped a more coherent foreign policy by introducing the position of the High Representative.…”
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Barack Obama's Approach to the Iranian Nuclear Crisis Based on Image Theory in International Relations by Jalil Bayat

“…Based on the psychological principles and image theory, our initial answer is: Obama's perception of Iran as a regional power and considering the previous policy as damaging, as well as his personality type, led him to take a different approach from that of George W Bush in resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis. …”
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Creating an ownership society? Social security reform and the temporalities of libertarian rhetoric by Simone Knewitz

“…Former US president George W. Bush's idea of the United States as an ‘ownership society’ can be considered as the rhetorical apex of a conservative, libertarian push for a more market-driven restructuring of American social institutions. …”
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The North Korean paradox: regime change anyone? by Katsumata, Hiro

“…The issue of Pyongyang’s development of nuclear weapons has alarmed countries in East Asia and raised tension between the United States and North Korea, with the threat of war looming over the peninsula. Since President George W Bush pronounced North Korea to be part of an “axis of evil” with Iraq and Iran, Pyongyang has declared its intention to arm itself with nuclear weapons for its survival and called for a non-agression pact with Washington. …”
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Populism vs. constitutionalism? Comparative perspectives on contemporary Western Europe, Latin America, and the United States by Rovira Kaltwasser, C

“…</p> <p>He illustrates his argument with examples across three continents, charting the rise of anti-immigration radical Right parties in Western Europe in the aftermath of 9/11, the anti-democratic constitution-making of Latin American leftist leaders such as Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, and the influence of the Tea Party in the US following President Obama's succession of George W. Bush.</p>…”

Presidents, politics, and military strategy: Electoral constraints during the Iraq War by Payne, A

“…Recently declassified documents and interviews with senior administration officials and military figures illustrate these mechanisms in a case study of decisionmaking during the second half of the Iraq War. Both George W. Bush's surge decision of 2007 and Barack Obama's decision to withdraw troops in 2011 are shown to have been profoundly influenced by concerns related to the domestic political calendar. …”

Bargaining with the military: how presidents manage the political costs of civilian control by Payne, A

“…A case study of civil-military dynamics during the Iraq War identifies four decision-making strategies that George W. Bush and Barack Obama used to avoid incurring a domestic political penalty for being seen to go against the preferences of the uniformed military. …”

The international religious freedom act 1998 and the role of religious movement by Mohd Afandi Salleh

“…Finally it critically examines the execution of that Act during George W. Bush administration. The article found that, though American evangelicals were significantly contributed to the passage of the Act, they had no control or influence over the implementation of IRFA in U.S. foreign policy.…”
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THE BLAIR YEARS : Extracts from THE ALASTAIR CAMPBELL DIARIES / by Campbell, Alastair, 1957-, author 627422, Stott, Richard, editor 627423

“…Here also are Blair’s relationships with world leaders and heads of state, including presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But above all, here is Tony Blair up close and personal, making the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and frequently hostile pressure. …”