America and the World: The Double Bind: Volume 9, Peace and Policy / Edition 1

by Kevin P. Clements

Overview

As the world's first democracy with a written constitution and Bill of Rights, the United States has stood for global aspirations toward democratic liberty, equality, and solidarity since its formation in 1776. However, as it developed into an empire by the late nineteenth century, the United States also has threatened the liberties of other peoples, including Native Americans, Hawaiians, Latin Americans, Asians, and Africans. The American role in world affairs has long been polarized around two conflicting images and strategies. In the name of counter-terrorism, the Bush administration pursued a largely unilateralist policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. Yet, in the name of protecting its national sovereignty, the United States also has rejected most of the recent multilateral treaties that strive to contain violence by fortifying the rule of international law. A unilateralist strategy also goes largely against the U.S. postwar multilateralism, which established the United Nations and its specialized agencies. This volume explores these contradictions. Contributors include: Kevin P. Clements, Tom Coffman, Audrey Kitagawa, Jeffrey F. Addicott, Steven Zunes, Vivien Stewart, Kathy Ferguson, Phyllis Turnbull, Bilveer Singh, Ibrahim G. Aoude, Richard Falk, Ann Wright, Beverley Kleever, Linda Groff, George Kent, Majid Tehranian, Mohammad Ali, Terrence Paupp, Gillian Young, Mihay Simaii, and David Krieger. The annual publication Peace & Policy, sponsored by the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, is now in its ninth year. It is dedicated to providing a forum for the discussion of all issues concerning peace, policy, and the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship. This latest volume fulfills that commitment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412804608
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	03/31/2005
Series:	Toda Institute Book Series on Global Peace and Policy
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Majid Tehranian was the first director of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and is currently visiting professor at Soka University of America. He has previously taught at Harvard, Oxford, Tufts, USC, and Tehran universities. He has held positions in both national and international organizations, including founding director of Iran Communication and Development Institute, program specialist at UNESCO, director of the Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and council member of the International Peace Research Association.

Kevin P. Clements is director of the National Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Otago University in New Zealand. His works include From Right to Left in Development Theory; Back from the Brink; Peace and Security in the Asia Pacific Region; Peace, Culture and Society; and Building International Community.

Table of Contents

Preface Majid Tehranian
Introduction Kevin P. Clements
Part I The Double Bind1: The American Antecedent to Iraq Tom Coffman
2: The United States in Foreign Affairs: Source of Global Security or Source of Global Fear? Audrey E. Kitagawa
3: In Defense of US Counter-Terrorist Policies Jeffrey F. Addicott
4: A Critique of US Counter-Terrorism Policies Stephen Zunes
5: American Portable Sovereignty Kathy E. Ferguson and Phyllis Turnbull
6: Re-Entering UNESCO: The Rough and the Smooth Richard T. Arndt
7: Southeast Asian Challenges to US Counter-Terrorist Policies Bilveer Singh
8: The US Role in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Ibrahim G. Aoude
Part II The Quest for Alternatives
9: Arriving at a Gandhian Moment? Richard Falk
10: Resigning as Resistance Mary Ann Wright
11: Resisting Shock and Awe Beverly Ann Deepe Keever
12: Replacing the Bush Doctrine Linda Groff
13: Human Rights in Global Governance George Kent
14: Repairing American-Iranian Relations Majid Tehranian
15: Honoring Religions Muhamad Ali
16: Honoring Spirituality Terrence Edward Paupp
Part III Roadmaps to Peace
17: Disarming Nuclear Weapons David Krieger

18: Strengthening the Capacity of the UN Mihaly Simai
19: Feminism and Peace: Towards a New World? Gillian Youngs References Contributors