Global Security and the War on Terror: Elite Power and the Illusion of Control

by Paul Rogers

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415419387
• ISBN13: 9780415419383
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.1"