Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign PolicyYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 336 pages “Rarely have more profound changes in American foreign policy been called for than today,” begins Amitai Etzioni in the preface to this book. Yet Etzioni’s concern is not to lay blame for past mistakes but to address the future: What can now be done to improve U.S. relations with the rest of the world? What should American policies be toward recently liberated countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, or rogue states like North Korea and Iran? When should the United States undertake humanitarian intervention abroad? What must be done to protect America from nuclear terrorism? The author asserts that providing basic security must be the first priority in all foreign policy considerations, even ahead of efforts to democratize. He sets out essential guidelines for a foreign policy that makes sense in the real world, builds on moral principles, and creates the possibility of establishing positive relationships with Muslim nations and all others. Etzioni has considered the issues deeply and for many years. His conclusions fall into no neat categories—neither “liberal” nor “conservative”—for he is guided not by ideology but by empirical evidence and moral deliberation. His proposal rings with the sound of reason, and this important book belongs on the reading list of every concerned leader, policy maker, and voter in America. |
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Page xiii
... major way to turn a prag- matic and realistic foreign policy into one that is also principled and legitimate . ( Others have focused on obeying international laws and work- ing via established international institutions , especially the ...
... major way to turn a prag- matic and realistic foreign policy into one that is also principled and legitimate . ( Others have focused on obeying international laws and work- ing via established international institutions , especially the ...
Page xvi
... major role to play in global affairs , and that this change has major bearings on our security . For centuries , nation - states agreed — and many of their citizens accepted as a guiding principle - that one govern- ment must not ...
... major role to play in global affairs , and that this change has major bearings on our security . For centuries , nation - states agreed — and many of their citizens accepted as a guiding principle - that one govern- ment must not ...
Page xvii
... major realms : economic development and nation - building ( in the sense of keeping dis- parate tribes and communities as members of one nation ) . Part II uses a case study of recent developments in Kosovo to support the conclusions ...
... major realms : economic development and nation - building ( in the sense of keeping dis- parate tribes and communities as members of one nation ) . Part II uses a case study of recent developments in Kosovo to support the conclusions ...
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... major moral development in international rela- tions of great importance for two key security issues : the prevention of attacks on our homelands and the prevention of genocide and ethnic cleansing . It shows that the principles under ...
... major moral development in international rela- tions of great importance for two key security issues : the prevention of attacks on our homelands and the prevention of genocide and ethnic cleansing . It shows that the principles under ...
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... major American cities . For instance , when Los Angeles po- lice chief Daryl Gates suggested that the riots following the Rodney King verdict might have been stopped had police officers " gone down there and shot a few people , ” many ...
... major American cities . For instance , when Los Angeles po- lice chief Daryl Gates suggested that the riots following the Rodney King verdict might have been stopped had police officers " gone down there and shot a few people , ” many ...
Contents
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The True Fault Line Warriors vs Preachers | 85 |
The Importance of Moral Culture | 152 |
Grounds for Intervention | 193 |
Security Requires a New Global Architecture | 208 |
Notes | 249 |
Acknowledgments | 295 |
Index | 297 |
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