The inadequate dominance of realism : an analysis of the U.S. war on terror /

There has been and will continue to be substantial debate over how the international system can best be characterized. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the international system can best be characterized by the essential features of realism, but the use of realist policy prescriptions are inadequate when applied independently to deal with the threat of terrorism as it exists today. In order to demonstrate this an examination of realism in the international system, U.S. foreign policy, and case analysis of Afghanistan and Iraq will be undertaken to demonstrate that although realist policy prescriptions do have a role in dealing with modem transnational security threats, these prescriptions on their own are inadequate when dealing with terrorism.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. Political Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department dc:contributor.department

Department of Political Science

Grantor

Brock University

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Strassburger, Brad.

• International relations.
• Security, International.
• War on Terrorism, 2001-

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10464/1175

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:brocku.scholaris.ca:10464/1175