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Overview
Contemporary international events, and indeed the US presidential election, demonstrate the continuing need for debate and discourse over the direction and emphases of US foreign policy. Hall Gardner examines the main debates over the role of the US in global affairs within the context of historical and structural constraints on US policy. Highly relevant to today's climate, this study should be read by contemporary policy makers and scholars of foreign policy.Synopsis
Approaching the topic from the perspective of what he calls non- traditional or alternative realism, Gardner (American U. of Paris, France) provides a critical examination of the US response to terrorism. His goal is to point the way towards an end to the "war on terrorism" and show how concerted and multilateral engagement can achieve reconciliation between conflicting states and between state and anti- state factions. He defines different state and anti-state terrorisms, considers issues of nuclear proliferation, and considers the possible ramifications of American military expansionism, including the risk of major power conflict. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR