A Survey on the Role and Position of Terrorism in US Foreign Policy after the September 11 Events (2001 until 2013)

After the September 11 events US foreign policy was influenced by the terrorism phenomenon more than the past and lead U.S. politician's consider terrorism more and more. Accordingly, many argue that the terrorist acts of September 11 are new chapter in United State's foreign policy. This paper seeks to answer this question that what impacts terrorism after September 11 has had an on U.S. foreign policy or in other words, what changes has happened in the United States of America's foreign policy approaches following these events influenced by the terrorism phenomenon? These changes in attitude and behavior of American leaders in dealing with terrorism during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama; And that terrorism could provide an opportunity for the leaders of this country in order to adopt new strategies and different ideas to fix US hegemony in the international arena. The paper is based on analytical - comparative method.