Failed States
The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
About this book
The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. Chomsky turns the tables, charging the United States with being a "failed state," and therefore a danger to its own people and the world. "Failed states," Chomsky writes, are those "that do not protect their citizens from violence and perhaps even destruction, that regard themselves as beyond the reach of domestic or international law, and that suffer from a 'democratic deficit, ' having democratic forms but with limited substance." Exploring recent U.S. foreign and domestic policies, Chomsky assesses Washington's escalation of nuclear risks; the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq; and Americas's self-exemption from international law. He also examines an American electoral system that frustrates genuine political alternatives, thus impeding any meaningful democracy.--From publisher description
Subjects
- abuse of power
- armes nucléaires
- bekämpfung
- bush, george w. (george walker), 1946-
- democracy
- démocratie
- diplomatic relations
- foreign policy
- foreign relations
- internationaler terrorismus
- international relations
- international security
- irakkrieg
- iraq war, 2003-
- iraq war, 2003-2011
- iraq war (2003-2011) fast (ocolc)fst01802311
- lutte contre le terrorisme
- new york times reviewed
- non-prolifération
- nuclear nonproliferation
- politics
- politics and government
- politique étrangère
- recours à la force
- sécurité internationale
- security, international
- sicherheitspolitik
- unilateral acts (international law)
- united states, foreign relations, 2001-2009
- united states, politics and government
- united states, politics and government, 2001-2009
- war on terrorism, 2001-
- war on terrorism, 2001-2009
- war on terrorism (2001-2009) fast (ocolc)fst01754980