{"product_id":"rogue-states-the-rule-of-force-in-world-affairs","title":"Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNoam Chomsky\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780896086111\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSouth End Pr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eSecond Printing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e254\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eContents\u003cp\u003eRogues' Gallery: Who Qualifies?\u003cbr\u003eRogue States\u003cbr\u003eCrisis in the Balkans\u003cbr\u003eEast Timor Retrospective\u003cbr\u003e\"Plan Colombia\"\u003cbr\u003eCuba and the US Government: David vs. Goliath\u003cbr\u003ePutting on the Pressure: Latin America\u003cbr\u003eJubilee 2000\u003cbr\u003e\"Recovering Rights\": A Crooked Path\u003cbr\u003eThe United States and the \"Challenge of Universality\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Legacy of War\u003cbr\u003eMillennium Greetings\u003cbr\u003ePower in the Domestic Arena\u003cbr\u003eSocioeconomic Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Excerpt from \"Rogue States\" by Noam Chomsky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concept of \"rogue state\" plays a pre-eminent role today in policy planning and analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe current Iraq crisis is only the latest example. Washington and London declared Iraq a \"rogue state,\" a threat to its neighbors and to the entire world, an \"outlaw nation\" led by a reincarnation of Hitler who must be contained by the guardians of world order, the United States and its British \"junior partner,\" to adopt the term ruefully employed by the British foreign office half a century ago. The concept merits a close look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[...]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA secret 1995 study of the Strategic Command, which is responsible for the strategic nuclear arsenal, outlines the basic thinking. Released through the Freedom of Information Act, the study, \"Essentials of Post-Cold War Deterrence,\" \"shows how the United States shifted its deterrent strategy from the defunct Soviet Union to so-called rogue states such as Iraq, Libya, Cuba and North Korea,\" AP reports. The study advocates that the US exploit its nuclear arsenal to portray itself as \"irrational and vindictive if its vital interests are attacked.\" That \"should be a part of the national persona we project to all adversaries,\" in particular the \"rogue states.\" \"It hurts to portray ourselves as too fully rational and cool-headed,\" let alone committed to such silliness as international law and treaty obligations. \"The fact that some elements\" of the US government \"may appear to be potentially 'out of control' can be beneficial to creating and reinforcing fears and doubts within the minds of an adversary's decision makers.\" The report resurrects Nixon's \"madman theory\": our enemies should recognize that we are crazed and unpredictable, with extraordin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"South End Pr","offers":[{"title":"Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs | Noam Chomsky | Paperback | 9780896086111 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks B 1756642","offer_id":49149140598936,"sku":"1756642","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71FRHgMJrFL.jpg?v=1779523891","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/rogue-states-the-rule-of-force-in-world-affairs","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}