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Neoconservatism, Neoclassical Realism, and the Narcissism of Small Differences

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After Liberalism?

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Does a world after liberalism imply a world after neoconservatism?1 Realist thinkers would certainly argue this case. Brian Schmidt and Michael Williams (2008: 202) claim that “neoconservatism embraces a liberal theory of international relations”, John Mearsheimer (2005) claims that “Neoconservative theory — the Bush doctrine — is essentially Wilsonianism with teeth”, and Richard Betts (2010) describes neoconservatives as being “in many ways just liberals in wolves’ clothing”.

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Caverley, J.D. (2013). Neoconservatism, Neoclassical Realism, and the Narcissism of Small Differences. In: Friedman, R., Oskanian, K., Pardo, R.P. (eds) After Liberalism?. Palgrave Studies in International Relations Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137303769_9

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