American Power after 9 11

In A Post-cold War, Post-9/11 World, The Advent Of Us Global Supremacy Resulted In The Installation, Perpetuation, And Dissemination Of An Absolutist Security Agenda (asa). The Asa Explicitly And Aggressively Articulates Us National Security As Global Security: Since The Collapse Of The Ussr And The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, The Us Has Sought To Unilaterally Define, Implement, And Manage Systemic Security Policy. This Work Thus Probes The Conceptual And Empirical Components, Dynamics, And Consequentialness Of The Asa On Global Security Policy And The System Of States By Employing Critical Analysis Of The Asa Vis-a-vis Security, Terror, Proliferation, Law, And Rogue States.--jacket. Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Absolutist Security: Characteristics And Dynamics; 3 Absolutist Security: Epistemology And Repercussions; 4 The Usa Patriot Act 2001; 5 Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Global Security; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index. Marvin L. Astrada. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 1 Introduction......Page 12 2 Absolutist Security: Characteristics and Dynamics......Page 34 3 Absolutist Security: Epistemology and Repercussions......Page 50 4 The USA PATRIOT Act 2001......Page 68 5 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Global Security......Page 84 6 Conclusion......Page 104 Notes......Page 114 Works Cited......Page 146 G......Page 190 R......Page 191 W......Page 192 This study expounds upon the composition, dynamics, and consequences of the post-9/11 global security context by positing the following overarching research question: how has the event of 9/11 further enabled the US to legitimately articulate, disseminate, and implement an absolutist security agenda (ASA) on the world stage?