The Peace puzzle : America's quest for Arab-Israeli peace, 1989-2011 /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the decline of American Mideast diplomacy -- Opportunities created, opportunities lost : negotiations at Oslo and Madrid -- Within reach : Israeli-Syrian negotiations of the 1990s -- The collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations -- George W. Bush reshapes America's role -- The Annapolis denouement -- Obama, an early assessment -- Epilogue: lessons learned and unlearned.…”

Polarization and the presidency : from FDR to Barack Obama / by Smith, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1947-, PALCI EBSCO books

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The long peace process : the United States of America and Northern Ireland, 1960-2008 / by Sanders, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…The USA and Ireland before 1968 -- The early years of the "Troubles" -- Jimmy Carter and the presidential statement on Northern Ireland -- Thatcher, Reagan, and Northern Ireland -- The Bush administration and Northern Ireland as a local political issue -- Bill Clinton and the path to Good Friday -- George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and post-conflict Northern Ireland.…”

US politics and the United Nations : a tale of dysfunctional dynamics / by Lyon, Alynna, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…The puzzles and paradoxes of US-UN relations -- Mapping multilateralism -- US politics and the founding of the United Nations -- Drifting apart and the politics of estrangement, 1945-1988 -- The 1990s : "the United Nations has become fashionable again" -- The George W. Bush administration and "stealth multilateralism" -- Obama and the rhetorical return to the UN -- Exceptional Americanism and the essentials of cooperation.…”

Presidents' secrets : the use and abuse of hidden power / by Graham, Mary, 1944-, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The constitutional convention: The president's limited power -- George Washington: A culture of openness -- Woodrow Wilson: A foundation for secret government -- Harry Truman: Institutional secrecy -- Lyndon Johnson: Stealth attacks on openness -- Gerald Ford: A time of reckoning -- George W. Bush: A test of the limits -- Barack Obama: A twenty-first-century bargain? …”
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US politics and the United Nations : a tale of dysfunctional dynamics / by Lyon, Alynna, 1969-, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…The puzzles and paradoxes of US-UN relations -- Mapping multilateralism -- US politics and the founding of the United Nations -- Drifting apart and the politics of estrangement, 1945-1988 -- The 1990s : "the United Nations has become fashionable again" -- The George W. Bush administration and "stealth multilateralism" -- Obama and the rhetorical return to the UN -- Exceptional Americanism and the essentials of cooperation.…”
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Open for business : conservatives' opposition to environmental regulation / by Layzer, Judith A.

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The United States and the Iranian nuclear programme : a critical history / by Hurst, Steven, JSTOR books

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 1 The 1970s: The Nuclear Relationship under the Shah -- 2 The 1980s: Developing Hostility and the Origins of the Islamic Republic's Nuclear Programme -- 3 The 1990s: Clinton and the Failure of Containment and Engagement -- 4 2001-8: George W. Bush and the Failure of Confrontation -- 5 2009-15: Obama and the Road to the JCPOA -- Conclusion.…”
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CBS News Call-Back Poll, July 2000 by CBS News, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

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CBS News Monthly Poll #2, August 2003 by CBS News, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

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History teaches us to resist : how progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times / by Berry, Mary Frances

Table of Contents: “…Roosevelt and the March on Washington movement -- The movement against the Vietnam War -- Winning while losing: fighting the Reagan administration -- The Free South Africa movement -- A "kinder and gentler" presidency: George Herbert Walker Bush -- The adaptable president: William Jefferson Clinton -- Unnatural disasters: the presidency of George W. Bush -- Conclusion: lessons learned.…”

Why leaders choose war : the psychology of prevention / by Renshon, Jonathan, 1982-

Table of Contents: “…American preventive war thinking post-WWII -- To the brink-- India and Pakistan's nuclear standoff -- Preventive war as a grand strategy? George W. Bush and "Operation Iraqi Freedom" -- Conclusion : preventive war in perspective.…”

America embattled : September 11, anti-Americanism, and the global order / by Crockatt, Richard, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Responding to terror : George W. Bush and American foreign policy.…”
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Pandora's trap : presidential decision making and blame avoidance in Vietnam and Iraq / by Preston, Thomas, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…A Tale of Two Texans : the Leadership Styles of George W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson -- The Politics of Blame Avoidance : Presidential Strategies for Surviving the Washington "Blame Game" -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance, 9/11, and the Push for War with Iraq -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance During the Iraq War -- Bush and Iraq : Revisiting the Vietnam Analogy.…”

The social sources of financial power : domestic legitimacy and international financial orders / by Seabrooke, Leonard, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Legitimacy is a social source of financial power -- Legitimacy in political economy -- The financial reform nexus in England -- The financial reform nexus in Germany -- The financial reform nexus in the United States -- The financial reform nexus in Japan -- The social sources of international financial orders -- Liquid conventions, saturating norms -- Epilogue : the George W. Bush rentier shift.…”
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Pandora's trap presidential decision making and blame avoidance in Vietnam and Iraq / by Preston, Thomas, 1963-, ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions, ProQuest (Firm)

Table of Contents: “…A Tale of Two Texans : the Leadership Styles of George W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson -- The Politics of Blame Avoidance : Presidential Strategies for Surviving the Washington "Blame Game" -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance, 9/11, and the Push for War with Iraq -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance During the Iraq War -- Bush and Iraq : Revisiting the Vietnam Analogy.…”
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Religion and the Bush presidency /

Table of Contents: “…Neiheisel -- Keeping the charge : George W. Bush, the Christian right, and the new vital center of American politics / John W. …”

The case for polarized politics : why America needs social conservatism / by Bell, Jeffrey, 1943-, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Part I: The Rise of Social Conservatism; Social and Religious Realignment; The Big Tent; The Red and the Blue; George W. Bush: Faith-Based Presidency; The Age of Polarization; The Ending of Polarization?…”
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Amateur hour : presidential character and the question of leadership / by Brown, Lara M., Taylor & Francis books online

Table of Contents: “…Clinton -- The polarizing two-termers : George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- The problematic presidency of a national celebrity : Donald J. …”
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Jordan and America : an enduring friendship / by Riedel, Bruce O., JSTOR

Table of Contents: “…Bush -- Clinton, Hussein, and Abdallah -- George W. Bush and Abdallah -- Abdallah and Obama -- Abdallah and Trump, Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- Back Flap -- Front Flap…”
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