ABSTRACT
This chapter presents three case studies on the search for stability in the international system, confronting Iraq, and the war on terrorism to express that younger George W. Bush's policies are directly connected to initiatives explored by his father during his presidency. The 'new world order', represents an attempt to stabilize the international system following a period of upheaval characterized by a period of a lengthy, major war, and efforts by the 'ordained great power' to reorder the international system under new auspices. Both the first and second President Bush found their presidencies intertwined again on the subject of Iraq. For the elder Bush, Iraq emerged as a potent foreign policy issue following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. In the case of the younger Bush, Iraq developed as a corollary to the war against terrorism: as a member of the 'axis of evil'. The War on Terror offered another variable that indicated a connection between the father and son presidents.
