worldviews
a comprehensive opinion of how the United States should respond to world problems
isolationism
the opinion that the United States should withdraw from world affairs
containment
the believe that the Untied States should resist the expansion of aggressive nations especially the former Soviet Union
disengagement
the belief that the United States was harmed by its war in Vietnam and so should avoid supposedly similar conflicts
human rights
the view that we should try to improve the lives of people in other countries
polarization
a deep and wide conflict over some government policy
military-industrial complex
an alleged alliance between military leaders and corporate leaders
cost overruns
when the money actually paid to military supporters exceeds the estimated costs
gold plating
the tendency of Pentagon officials to ask weapons contractors to meet excessively high requirements
bipolar world
a political landscape with two political powers
unipolar world
a political landscape with one superpower