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Title Striking first : the preventive war doctrine and the reshaping of U.S. foreign policy / edited by Betty Glad and Chris J. Dolan
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
Edition 1st ed
Location Call number ITEM STATUS
 BASEMENT STORAGE - GFA  E902 .S77 2004  Nearby on shelf  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 232 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary "American foreign policy, governmental institutions, and the public's sense of internal and external security are undergoing significant changes. The Bush Administration's remaking of American foreign policy through an emphasis on a preemptive, first strike doctrine is an important change, since policy is based on the intentions of state and non-state actors - downplaying the advantages of multi-lateralism. Parallel to this change in external action is its attempt to build an internal security apparatus that will likely result in the significant contraction of civil liberties. These policy shifts challenge the very fundamentals of American political life and the perception of the United States throughout the world. This volume brings together leading scholars to ask the important questions, provide trenchant analyses, and examine the potential implications of ongoing changes in American domestic and international politics."--BOOK JACKET
Subject United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009
Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
United States -- Military policy
Preemptive attack (Military science)
Academic Subj. History (United States)
Alternate Author Glad, Betty
Dolan, Chris J
ISBN 140396548X
Table of Contents
Pt. 1political impact of 9/11 and wars against rogue regimes : decision making and direct political impact1
1Foreign policy on the offensive / Chris J. Dolan3
2ascendancy of Vice President Dick Cheney / Jack Lechels23
3roots of the Washington threat consensus / Jacques E. C. Hymans33
4Can tyrants be deterred? / Betty Glad47
5United States and Iraq : American bull in a Middle East china shop / Clement M. Henry65
6Counterterrorism and the perils of preemption problems of command and control / David Tucker75
Pt. 2Domestic repercussions : bureaucratic and legal91
7Organizing for homeland security in post-9/11 America / David B. Cohen, Alethia Cook93
8political and legal status of persons in the war on terrorism / Drew Noble Lanier105
Pt. 3Broader impact121
9Expansion of the president's war power / Louis Fisher123
10George W. Bush and presidential leadhership : the un-hidden hand presidency of George W. Bush / Michael Genovese141
11American public opinion on foreign policy, pre- and post-September 11 / Ole R. Holsti149
12UN and the legal status of preemptive and preventive war / Roger Coate167
13Transatlantic relations at the turn of the 21st century / Donald J. Puchala175
Pt. 4American empire in perspective191
14prospects for American hegemony / Robert Jervis193
15limits of empire / Betty Glad203



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