American global strategy and the 'war on terrorism' / Hall Gardner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardner, Hall.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

[Rev. ed.]

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Contemporary international events, and indeed even the US presidential election, demonstrate the continuing need for debate and discourse over the direction and emphases of US foreign policy. Following the success of the original hardback publication, this revised and updated paperback re-conceptualizes the 'war on terrorism' and analyzes the nature of American domestic and international policy-making within the context of historical and structural constraints upon US policy. American Global Strategy and the 'War on Terrorism' addresses a wide range of themes that are crucial to understanding the 9/11 crisis and to formulating an affective American and global foreign and security policy to deal with that crisis. This study should be read by contemporary policy makers and scholars of foreign policy."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Introduction: Labors of Hercules Without End in Sight; Chapter 1 Reflections upon the 11 September Attacks and "Pre-Emptive" War in Iraq; Chapter 2 The Roots of American Neo-Conservatism: Neo-Timocrats or Moralizing Politicians?; Chapter 3 The Question of State versus Anti-State "Terrorism": Who is "Terrorizing" Whom?; Chapter 4 The Risks of Nuclear Proliferation; Chapter 5 Manipulating US Global Power: Pakistan, "War on Terrorism" and Strategic Leveraging; Chapter 6 The Global Ramifications of American Military Expansionism; Chapter 7 "Clash of Democracies" or New Global Concert?Chapter 8 Transcending the International Disequilibrium; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previous edition: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780754683926 (electronic book)

1-315-26287-8

1-281-10391-8

9786611103910

0-7546-8392-3

9781315262871 (electronic book)

9781351959353

OCLC:

476278000