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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Johnson, Gene; Wehtje, Jim (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Johnson, Gene; Wehtje, Jim (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Jim Wehtje (Jacket illustration) (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiii, [1[,342, [4] pages. Footnotes. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The back cover and rear portion of the dust jacket show signs of damp staining. The text pages are not affected--otherwise very good. Frank P. Harvey, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University, holds the Eric Dennis Chair of Government and Politics, and held the 2018 J. William Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair in International Studies at Yale University. He also held the position of University Research Professor of International Relations from 2008-2013, served as Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (2011-2013), and is a former Director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie. Dr. Harvey's current research interests include international relations; international conflict crisis and war; US foreign, security and defense policy; homeland security; terrorism; success and failure of coercive diplomacy; deterrence theory; Canadian foreign, security and defense policy; counterfactual history and methods. 'With Smoke and Mirrors, Frank Harvey makes a valuable and persuasive attack on the dominant views that have guided Canadian foreign policy. These views are rarely, if ever, questioned in Canada, and never brought under close scrutiny. Based on excellent scholarship, this is a significant contribution. It is interesting, thoughtful, provocative, and sophisticated.' The threat of terrorism has become a fact of life for American citizens and, by extension, an important issue for current and future U.S. governments. International relations are inevitably affected by this situation, yet allies of the United States have of late been decrying the Bush administration's move toward unilateralism and its sceptical attitude toward multilateral approaches to security. In Smoke and Mirrors, Frank P. Harvey mounts a powerful case for American unilateralism by exposing the real costs, potential risks, and catastrophic failures of multilateral alternatives, that are rarely acknowledged by proponents. He addresses the relationship between globalization, terrorism, and unilateralism, and provides a systematic explanation for, and defense of, Washington's response to threats of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The reality of an increasingly fragile national security environment will impose tremendous pressure on Republican and Democratic leaders alike, and will compel American officials to prioritize safety, protection, and invulnerability above all else in an effort to become self-reliant in matters of security. Harvey develops his arguments with evidence from two significant case studies: the American ballistic missile defense program and the 2003 war in Iraq. He argues that, as the costs and risks of relying exclusively on multilateralism increase, the logical, legal, strategic, and moral reasons for embracing only multilateral approaches to security are becoming more tenuous. The implications for Canada and Europe are obvious. As the U.S. becomes more threatened, the pressures that drive American unilateralism will clash with the foreign, economic, and security policies of other powers, including traditional allies, themselves motivated by a competing set of unilateral self-interests. Smoke and Mirrors will compel critics of the Bush administration to move beyond the assumption that American foreign policies are temporary in nature. Indeed, the tensions caused by terrorism and proliferation will continue to shape Washington's threat perceptions and responses for decades. The book challenges critics to demonstrate the successes as distinct from the promises of multilateral security and to prove that their preferred alternative has achieved the victories that would justify a sweeping rejection of unilateralism.