American Global Strategy and the 'War on Terrorism'

Approaching the topic from the perspective of what he calls non- traditional or alternative realism, Gardner (American U. of Paris, France) provides a critical examination of the US response to terrorism. His goal is to point the way towards an end to the "war on terrorism" and show how concerted and multilateral engagement can achieve reconciliation between conflicting states and between state and anti- state factions. He defines different state and anti-state terrorisms, considers issues ...