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Chapter 22: The War on Terror in a Globalized World

Discussion Questions

  1. Was the American-led invasion of Afghanistan justified?
  2. In what ways does the Bush Doctrine represent an entirely new approach to American foreign policy?
  3. Why did the United States and its allies launch the war aganst Iraq in 2003?
  4. Why did the United States not launch an attack on North Korea or Iran?
  5. How successful has the international community been in combating the threat of the proliferation of nuclear weapons?
  6. How serious was the crisis in transatlantic relations that surrounded the launch of the attack against Iraq?
  7. How can the war on terror(ism) end?
  8. Which country is likely to be globally more influential in 2020 — the United States or China?
  9. To what extent did the ‘War on Terror’ strengthen rather than weaken al-Qaeda?
  10. Assess Indonesia's, Malaysia's, Singapore's and the Philippines' approaches to Jemaah Islamiyya.

Weblinks

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/special/baker_report_roundtable/
Link to the special web-only feature of the magazine Foreign Affairs. Four American analysts debate American policy regarding the Iraq War.

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm
The website of the International Crisis Group (Crisis Group), an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to prevent and resolve conflicts around the globe. Filled with links to reports on twenty-first-century military conflicts.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.html
The 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States, otherwise known as the ‘Bush Doctrine’. This is the White House web page, with links to other important papers such as the 2006 National Security Strategy.

http://www.cfr.org/index.html
The website of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, New York-based policy analysis center. Has links to special projects on issues affecting US foreign policy.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/inside911/
With video footage, interviews and documents, this is one of the most comprehensive of many web pages devoted to the events of September 11, 2001. Hosted by National Geographic magazine.

http://www.cdi.org/issues/proliferation/
Home page of the Center for Defense Information (CDI). A non-partisan, non-governmental organization that provides expert analysis on various components of US national security, international security and defense policy, such as nuclear weapons, space security, missile defense, small arms and military transformation.