Global Security and the War on Terror
Elite Power and the Illusion of Control
Published by: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415419376
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 230
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 9780415419376
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 230
Edition: First Edition
Book Summary
As the ‘War on Terror’ evolves into the ‘Long War’ 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, ‘control’ 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. LIST OF READINGS
Introduction
Paul RogersID: s11722 | 5pp | Copyright Fee: $0.60
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Introduction
Paul RogersID: s11724 | 2pp | Copyright Fee: $0.24
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Learning From the Cold War Nuclear Confrontation (1998)
Paul RogersID: s11725 | 20pp | Copyright Fee: $2.40
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Alternative Military Options in Europe (1989)
Paul RogersID: s11726 | 12pp | Copyright Fee: $1.44
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Introduction
Paul RogersID: s11728 | 2pp | Copyright Fee: $0.24
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Military Force Projection and the New World Order (1992)
Paul RogersID: s11729 | 14pp | Copyright Fee: $1.68
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Oil and US Security (1992)
Paul RogersID: s11730 | 8pp | Copyright Fee: $0.96
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Taming the Jungle (2000)
Paul RogersID: s11731 | 14pp | Copyright Fee: $1.68
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The New Security Paradigm (2000)
Paul RogersID: s11732 | 21pp | Copyright Fee: $2.52
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Introduction
Paul RogersID: s11734 | 2pp | Copyright Fee: $0.24
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