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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1:  a former [[liberal]] espousing political [[conservatism]]

*1:  a former [[liberal]] espousing political [[conservatism]]

*2:  a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of [[democracy]] and [[United States]] national interest in international affairs including through [[military]] means  

*2:  a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of [[democracy]] and [[United States]] national interest in international affairs including through [[military]] means  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Neoconservatism''' is a political [[movement]] born in the United States during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960's 1960s]. Many of its adherents rose to political [[fame]] during the Republican presidential administrations of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Neoconservatives peaked in [[influence]] during the presidency of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush George W. Bush], when they played a major role in promoting and planning the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War invasion of Iraq]. Prominent neoconservatives in the Bush administration included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney Dick Cheney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld Donald Rumsfeld], Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton, Elliott Abrams, Richard Perle, and Paul Bremer.

'''Neoconservatism''' is a political [[movement]] born in the United States during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960's 1960s]. Many of its adherents rose to political [[fame]] during the Republican presidential administrations of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Neoconservatives peaked in [[influence]] during the presidency of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush George W. Bush], when they played a major role in promoting and planning the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War invasion of Iraq]. Prominent neoconservatives in the Bush administration included [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney Dick Cheney], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld Donald Rumsfeld], Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton, Elliott Abrams, Richard Perle, and Paul Bremer.

The term "neoconservative" refers to those who made the [[ideological]] journey from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Stalinist_left anti-Stalinist left] to the camp of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_conservatism American conservatism]. Neoconservatives frequently advocate the "assertive" promotion of [[democracy]] and promotion of "American national interest" in international affairs including by means of [[military]] force. The movement had its [[intellectual]] roots in the monthly review magazine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentary_(magazine) Commentary]. C. Bradley Thompson, a professor at Clemson University, claims that most influential neoconservatives refer explicitly to the theoretical ideas in the philosophy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Strauss Leo Strauss] (1899–1973).

The term "neoconservative" refers to those who made the [[ideological]] journey from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Stalinist_left anti-Stalinist left] to the camp of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_conservatism American conservatism]. Neoconservatives frequently advocate the "assertive" promotion of [[democracy]] and promotion of "American national interest" in international affairs including by means of [[military]] force. The movement had its [[intellectual]] roots in the monthly review magazine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentary_(magazine) Commentary]. C. Bradley Thompson, a professor at Clemson University, claims that most influential neoconservatives refer explicitly to the theoretical ideas in the philosophy of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Strauss Leo Strauss] (1899–1973).

The term "neoconservative" was popularized in the United States during 1973 by Socialist leader [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harrington Michael Harrington], who used the term to define [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bell Daniel Bell], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Kristol Irving Kristol], whose ideologies differed from Harrington's.

The term "neoconservative" was popularized in the United States during 1973 by Socialist leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harrington Michael Harrington], who used the term to define [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bell Daniel Bell], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Kristol Irving Kristol], whose ideologies differed from Harrington's.

The "neoconservative" label was used by Irving Kristol in his 1979 article "Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed 'Neoconservative.'" His ideas have been influential since the 1950s, when he co-founded and edited the magazine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounter_(magazine) Encounter]. Another source was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Podhoretz Norman Podhoretz], editor of the magazine Commentary from 1960 to 1995. By 1982 Podhoretz was terming himself a ''neoconservative'', in a New York Times Magazine article titled "The Neoconservative Anguish over Reagan's Foreign Policy". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the neoconservatives considered that [[liberalism]] had failed and "no longer knew what it was talking about," according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Dionne E. J. Dionne].

The "neoconservative" label was used by Irving Kristol in his 1979 article "Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed 'Neoconservative.'" His ideas have been influential since the 1950s, when he co-founded and edited the magazine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounter_(magazine) Encounter]. Another source was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Podhoretz Norman Podhoretz], editor of the magazine Commentary from 1960 to 1995. By 1982 Podhoretz was terming himself a ''neoconservative'', in a New York Times Magazine article titled "The Neoconservative Anguish over Reagan's Foreign Policy". During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the neoconservatives considered that [[liberalism]] had failed and "no longer knew what it was talking about," according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Dionne E. J. Dionne].

The term "neoconservative", which was used originally by a [[socialist]] to criticize the politics of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democrats,_USA Social Democrats, USA], has since 1980 been used as a [[criticism]] against proponents of American modern [[liberalism]] who had become more conservative. The term was the subject of increased [[media]] coverage during the presidency of George W. Bush, with particular emphasis on a perceived neoconservative [[influence]] on American foreign policy, as part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_Doctrine Bush Doctrine].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservative]

The term "neoconservative", which was used originally by a [[socialist]] to criticize the politics of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democrats,_USA Social Democrats, USA], has since 1980 been used as a [[criticism]] against proponents of American modern [[liberalism]] who had become more conservative. The term was the subject of increased [[media]] coverage during the presidency of George W. Bush, with particular emphasis on a perceived neoconservative [[influence]] on American foreign policy, as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_Doctrine Bush Doctrine].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservative]

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