American engagement with the world is one of the most important factors in international relations. One leading example is the Wilsonian School, which has a long tradition of influencing American foreign policy. With the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, this article will review the Wilsonian influences that led the United States to intervene in the First Gulf War. Since the end of the Cold War, visions have differed dramatically in terms of how the United States should conduct foreign policy and engage with the rest of the world. These debates continue to be dominated by a clash between a Jeffersonian neo-isolationist call to withdraw from international conflicts and a more hawkish interventionist vision of American primacy in foreign affairs. The Wilsonian tradition has arguably received comparatively little discussion by scholars despite the important role it has played in the history of American foreign policy. As we mark the 25th anniversary of operation Desert Storm, this article argues that the Wilsonian framework is helpful in understanding why President Bush entered the First Gulf War of 1991. The article begins with a discussion of what constitutes the Wilsonian ideology in terms of its key principles and assumptions before presenting the utility of the Wilsonian viewpoint in explaining this conflict.

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威尔逊式的野心，使美国参与了第一次海湾战争

美国与世界的接触是国际关系中最重要的因素之一。威尔逊主义学校就是一个典型的例子，它具有影响美国外交政策的悠久传统。在“沙漠风暴”行动25周年之际，本文将回顾导致美国介入第一次海湾战争的威尔逊主义影响。自冷战结束以来，就美国应如何执行外交政策以及与世界其他国家接触的观点，分歧就很大。在杰斐逊式的新孤立主义呼吁退出国际冲突与鹰派干预主义对美国在外交事务中的首要地位的较强硬派立场之间的冲突，仍然使这些辩论占据主导地位。尽管威尔逊主义的传统在美国外交政策史上发挥了重要作用，但可以说学者们对此的讨论相对较少。在纪念“沙漠风暴”行动25周年之际，本文认为，威尔逊主义的框架有助于理解布什总统为何参加1991年的第一次海湾战争。本文首先讨论了威尔逊主义意识形态的关键所在原理和假设，然后介绍威尔逊主义观点在解释这种冲突中的作用。