This book applies risk society theory to the 'War on Terror', steering the discussion away from the militaristic discourse of the Bush era towards an emphasis on global cooperation and a new cosmopolitan agenda. The literature and rhetoric of the 'War on Terror' has been dominated by dramatic high-
Global Security and the War on Terror: Elite Power and the Illusion of Control (Contemporary Security Studies)
β Scribed by Paul Rogers
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
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- 241
- Edition
- 1
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- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
As the βWar on Terrorβ evolves into the βLong Warβ against Islamo-fascism, it demands an enduring commitment to ensuring the security of the United States and its allies. This policy is based on the requirement to maintain control in a fractured and unpredictable global environment, while paying little attention to the underlying issues that lead to insecurity. It is an approach that is manifestly failing, as the continuing problems in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate. Moreover, βcontrolβ implies the maintenance of a global order that focuses on power remaining in the hands of a transnational elite community, principally focused on North America and Western Europe, but extending worldwide. This elite largely ignores socio-economic divisions and environmental constraints, and sees continuing stability as being best achieved by the maintenance of the status quo, using force when necessary. This collection of essays by Professor Paul Rogers argues that this post-Cold War security paradigm is fundamentally misguided and unsustainable. It concludes with two new essays on the need for a new conception of global security rooted in justice and emancipation. Global Security and the War on Terror will be essential reading for students and scholars of security studies, the Cold War, international relations and development studies.
β¦ Table of Contents
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part I: Cold War and old war......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
1. Learning from the Cold War nuclear confrontation (1998)......Page 22
2. Alternative military options in Europe (1989)......Page 42
Part II: A jungle full of snakes......Page 54
Introduction......Page 56
3. Military force projection and the new world order (1992)......Page 58
4. Oil and US security (1992)......Page 72
5. Taming the jungle (2000)......Page 80
6. The new security paradigm (2000)......Page 94
Part III: Force and counterforce......Page 116
Introduction......Page 118
7. Directed energy weapons and the control of rogue states (2001)......Page 120
8. Economic targeting and asymmetric warfare (2001)......Page 135
Part IV: After 9/11......Page 160
Introduction......Page 162
9. 11 September and the New American Century (2002)......Page 164
10. Iran (2006): Consequences of a war......Page 182
Part V: An illusion of control......Page 196
Introduction......Page 198
11. The war on terror: The first five years......Page 200
12. The long war and the illusion of control......Page 213
Notes......Page 219
Index......Page 232
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