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==Neo-Conservatism==
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According to leading neoconservative [[Irving Kristol]], it is a movement of liberals "mugged by reality". [[Stephen J. Sniegoski]] reports that "the term was coined by socialist [[Michael Harrington]] as a derisive term for leftists and liberals who were migrating rightward. Many of the first generation neoconservatives were originally liberal Democrats or even socialists and Marxists, often Trotskyites. Most originated in New York, and most were Jews. They drifted to the right in the 1960s and 1970s as the Democratic Party moved to the anti-war McGovernite left."<ref>Stephen J. Sniegoski, The Transparent Cabal, Enigma Editions, Norfolk, Virginia, 2008,p25.</ref>
  
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According to Irving Kristol, one of the leading neoconservatives, it is a movement of liberals "mugged by reality."
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'''The Neoconservatives portal focuses on:'''
  
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*US and international neoconservatives active in Europe. This includes '[[Scoop Jackson Democrats]]' as well as those associated with the [[Republican party]].
  
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*Europeans who self-identify as neoconservatives or who have been heavily influenced by the US neoconservative tradition.
  
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* [[Norman Podhoretz]] Founder and editor of [[Commentary]] magazine
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*Europeans involved in projects and organisations with significant neoconservative participation, or which reflect a neoconservative ethos. The origins of the neoconservatives are closely entwined with Cold War political warfare networks which sought to enlist a spectrum of European actors in support of US policies. US-based neoconservatives have drawn on this tradition to construct heterogeneous and at times conflicting alliances extending from the far-right to the liberal-left.
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* [[Irving Kristol]] Former Commentary editor and founder of [[The Public Interest]]  
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* [[Elliot Abrams]] Head of the Middle East Desk of the National Security Council and [[Norman Podhoretz]]'s son-in-law
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[[File:Bush War Budget 2003-crop.jpg‬|thumb|right|320px| Former President [[George W. Bush]] former Secretary of Defense [[Donald H. Rumsfeld]] (center) and former Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]] (left) Photo: R.D Ward]]
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* [[Douglas Feith]] Undersecretary of Defense and one of the architects of the occupation of Iraq
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* [[Paul Wolfowitz]] former Deputy Secretary of Defense and current president of the World Bank;  
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* [[Richard Perle]] former Chairman of the Pentagon's [[Defense Policy Board]]  
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* [[William Kristol]] son of Irving Kristol, co-founder of the [[Project for a New American Century]] and editor of the [[Weekly Standard]]  
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* [[David Wurmser]] Cheney's chief Middle East advisor, his wife [[Meyrav Wurmser]] cofounded [[MEMRI]]
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*[[Non-Communist Left]] | [[Max Shachtman]] | [[Jay Lovestone]] | [[Sidney Hook]] | [[Social Democrats USA]]
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*[[Leo Strauss]] | [[Allan Bloom]]
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==1960s==
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*[[Committee to Maintain a Prudent Defence Policy]]
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*[[Coalition for a Democratic Majority]] | [[Team B]] | [[Committee on the Present Danger]]
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*[[Iran-Contra scandal]]
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*[[Project for the New American Century]]
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*[[Iraq War 2003]]
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[[Elliott Abrams]] | [[Kenneth Adelman]] | [[William Bennett]] | [[John Bolton]] | [[Douglas Feith]] | [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] | [[I. Lewis Libby]] | [[Richard Perle]] | [[Paul Wolfowitz]] | [[James Woolsey]] | [[David Wurmser]]
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===Journalists===
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[[Robert Bartley]] | [[David Brooks]] | [[Charles Krauthammer]] | [[William Kristol]] | [[Bret Stephens]] | [[Norman Podhoretz]]
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===Academics===
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[[Fouad Ajami]] | [[Elliot Cohen]] | [[Aaron Friedberg]] | [[Bernard Lewis]] | [[Ruth Wedgwood]]
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[[Max Boot]] | [[David Frum]] | [[Reuel Marc Gerecht]] | [[Robert Kagan]] | [[Michael Ledeen]] | [[Joshua Muravchik]] | [[Daniel Pipes]] | [[Danielle Pletka]] | [[Michael Rubin]] | [[Meyrav Wurmser]]
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[[Commentary]] | [[New York Sun]] | [[Wall Street Journal]] | [[Weekly Standard]]
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[[American Enterprise Institute]] | [[Center for Security Policy]] | [[Hudson Institute]] | [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]] | [[Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs]] | [[Middle East Forum]] | [[Project for a New American Century]] | [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]
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[[Dean Godson]] | [[Douglas Murray]]
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[[Standpoint magazine]]
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[[Centre for Social Cohesion]] | [[Henry Jackson Society Project for Democratic Geopolitics]] | [[Policy Exchange]]
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*Craig Unger, [http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/whitehouse200703?printable=true&currentPage=all From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq], ''Vanity Fair'', March 2007
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*James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war Iran: The Next War], ''Rolling Stone'', August 10, 2006
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*[[W. Patrick Lang]], [http://www.mepc.org/journal_vol11/0406_lang.asp Drinking the Kool Aid], Middle East Policy Council Journal, Volume XI, Summer 2004, Number 2
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*John Kampfner, [http://www.newstatesman.com/200305120012 The British neoconservatives], New Statesman, 12 May 2003.
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*Daniel Luban, [http://nplusonemag.com/kristol-palace Kristol Palace], Kristol Palace], N+1, 6 October 2011.
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*[http://fanonite.org/2007/08/22/the-fifth-estate-the-lies-that-led-to-war/ The Fifth Estate: The Lies That Led To War], ''CBC'', 7 March 2007
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*[http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/index.html Empire Builders: Neoconservatives and their blueprint for US Power], ''Christian Science Monitor''.
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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2008/02/01/GR2008020102389.html The Neocons: An Illustrated Progression], "Washington Post"
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Welcome to the Neoconservatives Portal on Powerbase - your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR

According to leading neoconservative Irving Kristol, it is a movement of liberals "mugged by reality". Stephen J. Sniegoski reports that "the term was coined by socialist Michael Harrington as a derisive term for leftists and liberals who were migrating rightward. Many of the first generation neoconservatives were originally liberal Democrats or even socialists and Marxists, often Trotskyites. Most originated in New York, and most were Jews. They drifted to the right in the 1960s and 1970s as the Democratic Party moved to the anti-war McGovernite left."[1]

The Neoconservatives portal focuses on:

  • Europeans who self-identify as neoconservatives or who have been heavily influenced by the US neoconservative tradition.
  • Europeans involved in projects and organisations with significant neoconservative participation, or which reflect a neoconservative ethos. The origins of the neoconservatives are closely entwined with Cold War political warfare networks which sought to enlist a spectrum of European actors in support of US policies. US-based neoconservatives have drawn on this tradition to construct heterogeneous and at times conflicting alliances extending from the far-right to the liberal-left.
Former President George W. Bush former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) and former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (left) Photo: R.D Ward

Powerbase has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by a Managing editor, a Sysop and several associate portal editors. The editor of the Neoconservatives Portal is Tom Griffin.

History of neoconservatism

Precursors

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

21st Century

Key actors

Key US neoconservatives

Policy makers

Elliott Abrams | Kenneth Adelman | William Bennett | John Bolton | Douglas Feith | Jeane Kirkpatrick | I. Lewis Libby | Richard Perle | Paul Wolfowitz | James Woolsey | David Wurmser

Journalists

Robert Bartley | David Brooks | Charles Krauthammer | William Kristol | Bret Stephens | Norman Podhoretz

Academics

Fouad Ajami | Elliot Cohen | Aaron Friedberg | Bernard Lewis | Ruth Wedgwood

Think-tank pundits

Max Boot | David Frum | Reuel Marc Gerecht | Robert Kagan | Michael Ledeen | Joshua Muravchik | Daniel Pipes | Danielle Pletka | Michael Rubin | Meyrav Wurmser

US Neoconservative Institutions

Publications

Commentary | New York Sun | Wall Street Journal | Weekly Standard

Think Tanks and Advocacy Groups

American Enterprise Institute | Center for Security Policy | Hudson Institute | Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs | Middle East Forum | Project for a New American Century | Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Neoconservatives in the UK

Key individuals

Dean Godson | Douglas Murray

Publications

Standpoint magazine

Think Tanks and Advocacy Groups

Centre for Social Cohesion | Henry Jackson Society Project for Democratic Geopolitics | Policy Exchange


Categories

Priority pages on Neocons

UK

US

Latest updates on Neoconservatives Portal

References and Resources

Articles

Videos

Resources

Getting Started

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  1. ↑ Stephen J. Sniegoski, The Transparent Cabal, Enigma Editions, Norfolk, Virginia, 2008,p25.
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