The United States and great power responsibility in international society : drones, rendition and invasion / Wali Aslam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aslam, Wali.

Series:

New international relations

The new international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Diplomatic history.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Drone aircraft--Pakistan.

Drone aircraft.

Extraordinary rendition--United States.

Extraordinary rendition.

Diplomatic history.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Military policy.

Pakistan.

Physical Description:

xviii, 174 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

"This book evaluates American foreign policy actions from the perspective of great power responsibility, with three case studies: Operation Iraqi Freedom, American drone strikes in Pakistan and the post- 9/11 practice of extraordinary rendition"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Introduction 1

The case for a normative enquiry 3

The concept of 'international society': The English School of IR 6

Do great powers have additional responsibilities in international society? 9

Limitations and contribution of the study: Book structure 16

2 Norms and the idea of great power responsibility in international society 20

Introduction 20

International law, international society and the great powers 21

The great powers and the idea of legitimacy 28

The great powers and prudence as a 'virtue of statecraft' 31

Conclusion 37

3 Legality and legitimacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom 39

Introduction 39

Operation Iraqi Freedom and international law 40

Operation Iraqi Freedom, legitimacy and the presence of a consensus 42

Resolution 1441 and diplomatic persuasion 46

The second resolution and 'unreasonable' great powers 49

Upholding the consensus with the coalition of the willing 53

Conclusion 58

4 The United States, prudence and Operation Iraqi Freedom 61

Introduction 61

The idea of deliberation in prudence and Operation Iraqi Freedom 62

Foresight and the ability to imagine the consequences of an action 70

Conclusion 75

5 The US drone strikes in Pakistan and the idea of great power responsibility 78

Introduction 78

American drone strikes: What are they? 80

The legality of drone strikes 82

The problem of legitimacy 86

Drones and the issue of consequences and prudence 91

Conclusion 95

6 The United States, extraordinary rendition and the idea of great power responsibility 97

Introduction 97

Extraordinary rendition: The background 99

The legality of extraordinary rendition 103

The legitimacy argument surrounding extraordinary rendition 107

Extraordinary rendition: A prudent practice? 111

Conclusion 116

7 Conclusion 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415644686

0415644682

OCLC:

796753567