Rogue States and Nuclear Outlaws: America's Search for a New Foreign Policy

By Michael T. Klare

Book Overview

In this incisive examination of our national security policy, Michael Klare suggests that the Pentagon in effect established a new class of enemies when the Cold War came to an -unpredictable and hostile states in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Klare argues that the containment of these rising Third World powers-Iraq, Iran, Libya, and North Korea, especially-became the centerpiece of American military policy and the justification for near-Cold War levels of military sping.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809082438
• ISBN13: 9780809082438
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very thorough review of post-Cold War foreign policy

Klare does an excellent job in setting the stage for a discussion of American foreign policy after the fall of the Soviet Union. I enjoyed how he utilized historical inferences from Vietnam and Korea to compare and contrast warfare during the Gulf War. I would have, however, appreciated more insight on the applicability of the "Rogue Doctrine" in current foreign affairs. I question its success in the current UNSCOM-Iraq standoff, especially with the most recent round of strikes in Dec. Is there a more successful alternative policy? Nonetheless, Klare provides excellent scenarios for future foreign policy makers. A must read for students of American foreign policy in the post-cold war era!