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Bush, Kerry, Preemptive War, and the "Global Test"
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October 26, 2004 |
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| Preemptive war remains a poorly defined and unpredictable concept, not only for the candidates, but for a global security system lacking unified leadership or a consistent and reliable framework for addressing today's threats. Steven C. Welsh, CDI Research Analyst, argues that the United States has contributed mightily to the formation of modern international law and cooperative security frameworks in the past, and that America is called to help take the lead once again. He suggests both presidential candidates need to do more to share their vision for how this can be accomplished. |
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Policy Matters: Educating Congress on Peace and Security
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August 5, 2004 |
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| If you think the United States has not adequately adapted its post-Cold War and post-September 11th strategy and institutions for effective engagement with the world, this handbook can serve as a tool to help you in your efforts to communicate with Members of Congress. If you believe that Congress needs to focus more effort on preventive peace-building, provide more money for diplomatic solutions and less for Cold War-era weapons systems, ensure that capabilities for “winning the peace” match the U.S. wherewithal to prevail in combat — if you believe that Congress frequently fails to pursue innovative, long-term solutions to today’s peace and security challenges — then we hope that these pages will help you better understand the ins, outs, and peculiarities of Congress. We hope ultimately to assist you in formulating an effective strategy for getting your voice heard. |
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Policy Watch -- U.S. Presidential Election 2004
Analysis of John Kerry Acceptance Speech, Democratic National Convention
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July 31, 2004 |
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| Examination of Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry statements on security policy at the 2004 Democratic National Convention with analysis of related issues in international law and the global security system. |
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Steven C. Welsh
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A Secure Europe in a Better World: European Security Strategy
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December 12, 2003 |
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| English version of the first EU Security Strategy (PDF). |
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Preemptive War and International Law
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December 5, 2003 |
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| The Bush National Security Strategy has prompted continuing discussion over the legal and policy implications of preemptive military action and its impact on the future of the global security system. This backgrounder examines some of the international legal standards and related policy considerations forming the context of that debate. |
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Steven C. Welsh
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Imperial America: The Bush Assault on the World Order
(Cato Institute Book Forum)
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November 12, 2003 |
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| The Cato Institute is hosting a Book Forum on Imperial America: The Bush Assault on the World Order by John Newhouse, CDI Senior Fellow, taking place in Washington, D.C., this Thursday, Nov. 13. Mr. Newhouse, who covered foreign policy for The New Yorker and served in two different administrations, argues that the Bush administration squandered a unique opportunity in the aftermath of Sept. 11, when a headline in Le Monde proclaimed, "We are all Americans." Newhouse describes the ways in which America's relationship with much of the world went wrong after the events of September 11, the moment when most nations were ready to accept U.S. leadership in a war against terrorism. He contends that the imperial path exemplified by the Iraq war being charted by the Bush administration will make the United States more vulnerable. Is America becoming an empire? And will empire make us safer? |
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IMPERIAL AMERICA: A Double-Barreled Attack on American War Policy
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October 22, 2003 |
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| Imperial America: The Bush Assault on the World Order, a new book by John Newhouse, CDI Senior Fellow, is reviewed for The New York Times by Charles A. Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations. |
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Pre-empting Trouble at the United Nations
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October 9, 2003 |
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| In this recent Defense News op-ed, Tomas Valasek, Director of CDI Brussels, examines UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's call for the establishment of rules on pre-emptive military action. The U.N. secretary general recognized that an agreement, or at least a dialogue, on the definition of self-defense in the age of nihilistic terrorism and weapons of mass destruction is the shortest path to resolving differences among U.N. Security Council members. |
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Tomas Valasek
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Sidelined by the State-Defense Split
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October 6, 2003 |
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| In his recent Washington Post op-ed John Newhouse, CDI Senior Fellow, examines the Bush administration's handling of challenges to U.S. and international security, the varying roles played by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and their impact on U.S. relations with Europe. |
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John Newhouse
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National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
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December 1, 2002 |
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| Unclassified (redacted) version of President George W. Bush's strategy to combat WMD. (PDF) |
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