Monsters to destroy: understanding the war on terror

Terrorism kills far fewer Americans annually than automobile accidents, firearms, or even lightning strikes. Given this minimal risk, why does the U.S. continue expending lives and treasure to fight the global war on terror? In Monsters to Destroy, Navin A. Bapat argues that the war on terror provid...

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Main Author: Bapat, Navin A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 900
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Keywords:
Terrorism
Terrorism > Economic aspects > United States
Terrorism > Political aspects > United States
Terrorism ; Political aspects
Terrorismus
USA > Internationaler Terrorismus > Bekämpfung > Wirtschaftskrieg > Geopolitik > Geschichte
United States
United States > Foreign relations > 21st century
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Economic aspects
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1696981344
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Summary:Terrorism kills far fewer Americans annually than automobile accidents, firearms, or even lightning strikes. Given this minimal risk, why does the U.S. continue expending lives and treasure to fight the global war on terror? In Monsters to Destroy, Navin A. Bapat argues that the war on terror provides the U.S. a cover for its efforts to expand and preserve American control over global energy markets. To gain dominance over these markets, the U.S. offered protection to states critical in the extraction, sale, and transportation of energy from their "terrorist" internal and external enemies. However, since the U.S. was willing to protect these states in perpetuity, the leaders of these regimes had no incentive to disarm their terrorists. This inaction allowed terrorists to transition into more powerful and virulent insurgencies, leading the protected states to chart their own courses and ultimately break with U.S. foreign policy objectives. Bapat provides a sweeping look at show how the loss of influence over these states has accelerated the decline of U.S. economic and military power, locking it into a permanent war for its own economic security.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 199-210, Register
Physical Description:xi, 215 Seiten Diagramme, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9780190061456
9780190061463