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1 - George H. W. Bush

New World Order, Old World President, 1989–1992

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2019

Timothy J. Lynch
Timothy J. Lynch
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University of Melbourne
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Examines George H. W. Bush’s efforts to establish a new world order and reliance on traditional Cold War strategies and alliances. Assesses Bush Sr.’s successes (e.g. German reunification) and failures (in Yugoslavia and Iraq). Documents beginning of post-Cold War US wars of Muslim liberation, a pattern continued by the presdients that followed him.

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Cold WarGeorge H. W. BushBerlin WallGorbachevUSSRTiananmen SquarePanamaIraq WarGulf WarSaddam HusseinKuwaitYugoslavia
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In the Shadow of the Cold War
American Foreign Policy from George Bush Sr. to Donald Trump
 , pp. 15 - 49
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • George H. W. Bush
  • Timothy J. Lynch, University of Melbourne
  • Book: In the Shadow of the Cold War
  • Online publication: 08 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139027120.002
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  • George H. W. Bush
  • Timothy J. Lynch, University of Melbourne
  • Book: In the Shadow of the Cold War
  • Online publication: 08 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139027120.002
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  • George H. W. Bush
  • Timothy J. Lynch, University of Melbourne
  • Book: In the Shadow of the Cold War
  • Online publication: 08 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139027120.002
Available formats
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