Lectio Socialis (Jan 2018)
Comparing Anti-Terorism Policies of Bush and Obama Administrations
Abstract
Within the context of this article, policies on terrorism issue conducted by the U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are researched and compared. In this respect, based on the current literature, the U.S. foreign policy and the role and power of the U.S. President in foreign policy, general foreign policy in President Bush term, global crisis during this period and terrorism policy of Bush; and general foreign policy in President Obama term, global crisis during this period and terrorism policy of Obama have been analysed and the policies of Bush and Obama on terrorism have been compared. In conclusion, the result that policies and strategies of these two U.S. Presidents on foreign policy, national security and terrorism differentiate substantially has been reached.