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Book SynopsisIn the Bush era Iran and North Korea were branded rogue states. The Obama administration has chosen instead to call the countries nuclear outliers and has proposed means other than regime change to bring them back into the community of nations. This book raises questions about its feasibility and its possible consequences.
Trade ReviewA fine and much recommended read for international studies collections. Midwest Book Review A very insightful book... Litwak is to be congratulated for his impressive contribution. -- Paiso Jamakar Biz India Magazine Nothing has bedeviled U.S. foreign policy more since the end of the Cold War than how to deal with a collection of despotic, hostile, and dangerous middle-tier states, such as Iran and North Korea. In this lucid and thoughtful book, Litwak compares the performances of the George W. Bush and Obama administrations in handling such foes. -- G. John Ikenberry Foreign Affairs Logically organized, conceptually clear, analytically robust and practically useful... Outlier States is destined to become the reference of choice for U.S. officials seeking a clear exposition of the policy dilemmas and options for bringing outlier states in from the cold. -- Stewart Patrick American Interest This is an authoritative, substantive, and well-written account that will be essential reading for students, scholars, and the attentive public who wish to understand the problems of outlier states and the policy changes they represent. -- Robert J. Lieber Perspectives on Politics
Table of ContentsAbbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Outlier States and International Society
Policy Shifts in Washington
Power Shifts in the International System
The Anarchical Society Revisited
2. Pathways into the "Community of Nations"
The Assimilation of a Defeated Great Power
The Evolution of Revolutionary States
Regime Change from Without
Regime Change from Within
Assessment and Implications
3. Strategies to Contain, Engage, or Change
Sources of Outlier Conduct
Iraq: "Rogue" Rollback
Libya: U.S.-Assisted Regime Change
Assessment and Implications
4. Nuclear Outliers
Proliferation Dynamics and U.S. Policy
North Korea: A Failed State with Nuclear Weapons
Iran: A Nation or a Cause?
Living with Nuclear Outliers
Conclusion
Appendix: Excerpts from National Security Strategy Documents of September 2002 and May 2010
Notes
Index
