1st Edition

America and the World: The Double Bind Volume 9, Peace and Policy

By Kevin P. Clements Copyright 2005
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

197 Pages
by Routledge

As the world's first democracy with a written constitution and Bill of Rights, the United States has stood for global aspirations toward democratic liberty, equality, and solidarity since its formation in 1776. However, as it developed into an empire by the late nineteenth century, the United States also has threatened the liberties of other peoples, including Native Americans, Hawaiians, Latin... Read more
PrefaceMajid Tehranian IntroductionKevin P. Clements Part I The Double Bind1 The American Antecedent to IraqTom Coffman 2 The United States in Foreign Affairs:Source of Global Security or Source of Global Fear?Audrey E. Kitagawa 3 In Defense of US Counter-Terrorist PoliciesJeffrey F. Addicott 4 A Critique of US Counter-Terrorism PoliciesStephen Zunes 5 American Portable SovereigntyKathy E. Ferguson and Phyllis Turnbull 6 Re-Entering UNESCO: The Rough andthe SmoothRichard T. Arndt 7 Southeast Asian Challenges to US Counter-Terrorist PoliciesBilveer Singh 8 The US Role in the Palestinian-Israeli ConflictIbrahim G. Aoude Part II The Quest for Alternatives9 Arriving at a Gandhian Moment?Richard Falk 10 Resigning as ResistanceMary Ann Wright 11 Resisting Shock and AweBeverly Ann Deepe Keever 12 Replacing the Bush DoctrineLinda Groff 13 Human Rights in Global GovernanceGeorge Kent 14 Repairing American-Iranian RelationsMajid Tehranian 15 Honoring ReligionsMuhamad Ali 16 Honoring SpiritualityTerrence Edward Paupp Part III Roadmaps to Peace17 Disarming Nuclear WeaponsDavid Krieger 18 Strengthening the Capacity of the UNMihaly Simai 19 Feminism and Peace: Towards a New World?Gillian Youngs ReferencesContributors

Biography

Kevin P. Clements