The inadequate dominance of realism : an analysis of the U.S. war on terror /


Autoria(s): Strassburger, Brad.
Contribuinte(s)

Department of Political Science

Data(s)

19/05/2009

19/05/2009

19/05/2005

Resumo

There has been and will continue to be substantial debate over how the international system can best be characterized. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the international system can best be characterized by the essential features of realism, but the use of realist policy prescriptions are inadequate when applied independently to deal with the threat of terrorism as it exists today. In order to demonstrate this an examination of realism in the international system, U.S. foreign policy, and case analysis of Afghanistan and Iraq will be undertaken to demonstrate that although realist policy prescriptions do have a role in dealing with modem transnational security threats, these prescriptions on their own are inadequate when dealing with terrorism.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10464/1175

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Brock University

Palavras-Chave #International relations. #Security, International. #War on Terrorism, 2001-
Tipo

Electronic Thesis or Dissertation