Exceptionalism in US Foreign Policy: A Case Study of ISIS
Journal: IPRI Journal
Year: 2019

Exceptionalism has been the principal narrative of the United States' foreign policy decision-making. It is the set of beliefs and principles that envisages the country's uniqueness and superiority over the rest. It has two strands: one being its status as an exemplar state; and the other being God's chosen peoplethe latter being the dominant one. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threatened life, liberty, pursuit of happiness and freedomfar away from the shores of the US. However, with