Smoke and mirrors
Subtitle: globalized terrorism and the illusion of multilateral security
By: Frank P. Harvey.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: National security -- United States; Terrorism -- Political aspects -- United States; Globalization -- Political aspects -- United States; War on Terrorism, 2001-; Security, International; Sécurité nationale -- États-Unis; Terrorisme -- Aspect politique -- États-Unis; Sécurité internationale; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-; United States -- Military policy; Canada -- Military policy; États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 2001-; Canada -- Politique militaire
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Acknowledgments xi; title: Abbreviations xiii; title: Introduction: Transformation and Complexity: Predicting Global; title: Security after 9/11 3; title: Objectives and Overview 7; title: Outline 8; title: 1 Linking Globalism, Terrorism, and Proliferation 11; title: SECTION I: GLOBALISM, SECURITY, AND TERRORISM: COMPLEXITY; title: AND CONFUSION 13; title: Globalism and Security 13; title: Globalism and Terrorism 15; title: Terrorism and Globalism 18; title: SECTION II: GLOBALISM AND PROLIFERATION: STRATEGIC; title: STABILITY IN TRANSITION 19; title: Strategic Stability: Continuity and Change 21; title: Globalism and the Diminishing Relevance of Vertical Proliferation 27; title: SECTION III: SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 29; title: 2 Linking Globalism, Unilateralism, and Multilateralism 33; title: Conventional Wisdom 33; title: Unilateralist Response 36; title: Multilateralist Reply and Unilateralist Rejoinder 42; title: Summary and Policy Implications 46; title: Unilateral-Multilateral Continuum(s): Measurement Errors; title: and Correctives 49; title: Crucial Case Studies: Gulf War II and Ballistic Missile Defence 62; title: 3 Gulf War II: Unilateralism and Multilateralism in Practice 64; title: French and Russian Unilateralism (a.k.a.Dishonest; title: Multilateralism) 65; title: Horse Trading: The Unilateral Self-Interests of Smaller Powers 68; title: American Multilateralism in Iraq 71; title: Unilateralism as a Prerequisite for Multilateralism 74; title: Multilateralism as an Impediment to Successful Coercive; title: Diplomacy 77; title: European and American Differences: Illusions and Realities 79; title: 4 WMD Proliferation: The Case for Unilateral Ballistic Missile; title: Defence 82; title: Demise of Arms Control and Disarmament 83; title: Automatic Proliferation by Russia 87; title: Automatic Proliferation by China 91; title: The Myth of an American First-Strike Advantage 96; title: Technological Limitations of BMD Interceptors 98; title: Financial and Political Costs 113; title: Powerful Influence of the U.S.Military Industrial Complex (MIC) 120; title: Exaggerated Rogue Threats from Rational Rogue Leaders 123; title: Conclusion: Critical Biases 130; title: 5 WMD Proliferation: The Case against Multilateral Arms Control; title: and Disarmament 135; title: Burden(s) of Proof 135; title: Measuring NACD's Successes and Failures 138; title: The Myth of Multilateral Alternatives to BMD 142; title: European Unilateral Self-Interests and Priorities 157; title: Conclusion: A Fait Accompli 161; title: 6 The Inevitability of Terrorism, and American Unilateralism:; title: Security Trumps Economics 164; title: The Inevitability of High-Impact Terrorism: Globalism and the; title: Privatization of War 166; title: The Inevitability of Unilateralism: Domestic Determinants and; title: Pressures 171; title: Lontents ix; title: The Inevitability of Unilateralism: External Determinants and; title: Pressures 176; title: Prioritizing Unilateral Arms Control and 'Discriminate Deterrence' 179; title: Prioritizing Pre-emption 181; title: 7 The Moral Foundations of Canadian Multilateralism: Distinction; title: Trumps Security 185; title: SECTION I: CANADA'S DISHONEST MULTILATERALISM 185; title: Dishonest Commitments to Multilateral Security and Defence 186; title: Dishonest Commitments to Multilateral Aid and Development 188; title: Dishonest Evaluations of BMD and Multilateral Arms Control 191; title: SECTION II: CANADA'S UNPRINCIPLED (HYPER-) MULTILATERALISM; title: IN IRAQ, 2003 193; title: Selective Opposition to Regime Change 193; title: Periodic (and Selective) Support for Multilateral Consensus 196; title: Canada's Subordination and Subservience to Hyper-; title: Multilateralism 201; title: Sporadic Reliance on Public Opinion 204; title: The Myth of Domestic Political Constraints 205; title: Dishonest Denials of Canada's Contribution to Multilateral; title: Intervention in Iraq 206; title: Canada's Uncompromising Compromise and the Illusion of; title: Middle-Power Mediation 208; title: Conclusion 214; title: 8 Recalibrating Canada's Moral and Diplomatic Compass 216; title: The Mounting Costs of Privileging 'Distinction' over 'Security' 216; title: Terrorism, Unipolarity, and Canadian Values and Interests 220; title: Proliferation, Missile Defence, and Canadian Values and; title: Interests 223; title: Canada-U.S.Relations: Revisiting First Principles after 9/11 227; title: Appendix A: American Multilateralism in Iraq, 2003 233; title: Appendix B: U.S.Legislation Related to 11 September 2001 250; title: Notes 257; title: Bibliography 307; title: Index 331 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: United States Foreign relations 2001-United States Military policy, National security United States, Terrorism Political aspects United States, Globalization Political aspects United States, War on Terrorism, 2001-Security, International, Canada Military policy, âEtats-Unis Relations extâerieures 2001-Sâecuritâe nationale âEtats-Unis, Terrorisme Aspect politique âEtats-Unis, Sâecuritâe internationale, Canada Politique militaire.