{"product_id":"defending-the-west-9780745632346","title":"Defending the West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple with in order to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century. This little book provides answers to these questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If, as I believe, there is no more important task in international relations in the 21st century than re-joining the imperatives of strategy with the legitimating structures of law, then \u003ci\u003eDefending the West\u003c\/i\u003e is a very important work indeed. Rich and accessible, it charts the way forward.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e-- \u003cb\u003ePhilip Bobbitt, A.W. Walker Centennial Chair in Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A provocative case for extending the concept of self-defence in international relations to include pre-emptive armed action. Based on a reasoned argument about the changed global security situation, it deserves attention even those who are sceptical of Western military action.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eMartin Shaw, University of Sussex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Pre-emption: Real Need or Dangerous Fantasy?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the West: Delineating the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the West: Defending the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealism and the Rest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructivist Realism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Post-Cold War Sovereignty Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStratified Stability: From Disorder to Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLayering Stability: the Evolution of the Sovereign State System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStratifying Stability: Borders and Beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Threats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Threats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStability Threats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolutionary Alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Alliance Transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe European Dimension: Invention, Illusion and the Indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Euroatlantic Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUS Leadership, European Capability and Responsible Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProductive Partnership and Constructive Engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartnership, Engagement and Stability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Flexibility:Operational and Political.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Pre-Emption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIraq 2003: the Basis for Action and the Shadow of Pre-Emption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Bearings in Self-Defence for the Twenty-First Century: the Need for Pre-Emption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntelligence, Legitimacy and the Boundaries of the Self-Defence Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526996566359,"sku":"9780745632346","price":52.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745632346.jpg?v=1731866166","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/defending-the-west-9780745632346","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}