Confronting global terrorism and American neo-conservatism : the framework of a liberal grand strategy / Tom Farer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farer, Tom J.

Series:

Collected courses of the Academy of European Law.

The collected courses of the Academy of European Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism.

Human rights.

Liberalism.

Terrorism.

War (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Liberal intellectuals and political leaders have been slow to articulate a grand strategy informed by liberal values for confronting global terrorism. This book outlines the framework of a liberal strategy, and exposes the costs of the neo-conservative alternative that has driven US foreign policy since 9/11.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""1. Introduction: Liberalism, Human Rights, Terrorism and Neo-Conservatism""; ""1. Liberalism""; ""2. Human Rights""; ""3. Terrorism""; ""A. The Moral Economy of Terrorism in the Service of National Liberation""; ""B. Renewing the Struggle for a General UN Convention on Terrorism""; ""4. Neo-Conservatism""; ""A. Neo- and Realist Conservatives""; ""B. The Neo-conservative Project""; ""C. Liberalism and Neo-conservatism: Destined to Duel""; ""2. Legal and Legitimate Use of Force: In the Struggle Against Transnational Terrorism is the UN Charter Quaint?""

""1. The Original Understanding""""2. The New Global Context and the Call for Loosened Restraints on the Use of Force""; ""A. Law and the Interests of Powerful States: 1945�89""; ""B. Law and the Interests of Powerful States after the Cold War: The Neo-conservative Project and the Use of Force""; ""C. The Neo-conservative Project and the Interests of the West""; ""3. The UN�s Restatement of its Norms""; ""4. The Liberal Case for Conserving Normative Restraint""; ""3. Cruelty and the National Interest: The Question of Legitimate Means""; ""1. Standards and the Post-9/11 Setting""

""2. Deconstructing the Laws of War""""3. Liberal Values and the Temptation to Torture""; ""4. The Latin Americanization of the American “War� on Terrorism""; ""4. Terrorism, Communalism and Democracy: The Limits of Tolerance""; ""1. Civic Communities and Communities of Blood and of Faith""; ""2. Communalism and Liberalism""; ""3. Reconciling Liberal Government and Minority Claims: General Principles and Human Rights Norms""; ""A. The Human Rights of Illiberal Minorities""; ""B. The Evolution of Minority Rights in the Post-modern Era""; ""C. Minority Claims and Liberal Values""

""4. Liberal Values and Minority Claims: Toward Practical Accommodation""""5. Then . . . What is to be Done?""; ""5. The Iconic Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians: The Normative Parameters of a Settlement""; ""1. The Legal Parameters of a Just Settlement""; ""A. Self-Determination of Peoples""; ""2. The Problematics of Borders""; ""3. The Question of Forfeiture""; ""4. Israel and the Occupied Territories in Light of Human Rights Law and the Law of War""; ""5. A Legal Right in Search of a Remedy""; ""6. Conclusion: The South African Analogy""; ""6. Toward a Liberal Grand Strategy""

""1. Ideas and Actions""""2. Toward a Liberal Grand Strategy of Containment""; ""A. Pluralists and Reductionists""; ""B. Hearts and Minds""; ""C. Words and Deeds""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-171589-1

1-283-57985-5

9786613892300

0-19-156004-9

OCLC:

922971394