Abstract
Abstract The post-9/11 era ushered in a significant US foreign policy reorientation from “diplomacy first, and force as a last resort,” to “military force first.” This period saw the rise of Department of Defense (DOD) budgets and special operations and the waning of Department of State (DOS) funds, influence, and diplomatic capacity—a hallmark of kinetic diplomacy. The Bush Doctrine also pushed preventative wars and unilateral practices of rampant militarism. During this era, the United States overestimated the capabilities of its military superiority, disregarding other tools of statecraft. The chapter highlights increasing trends of US militarism and blurred grand strategy, characterizing the United States as a world bully who still cannot win its most important foreign policy battles. This chapter reserves a separate section to discuss new US military technology such as drone warfare.
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