Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States: US National Security Policy after 9/11

by James H. Lebovic

Book Overview

This new study challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the Cold War period and that it should shape US policies toward so-called 'rogue states' and terror groups.

James Lebovic argues that deterrence principles continue to apply, and focuses upon the 'three pillars' of the Bush administration's national security policy:

missile defence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415771447
• ISBN13: 9780415771443
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"