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The International System after 9/11. The American strategic thinking post- 9/11 Re-evaluation of the UN international system Transatlantic tensions The war on terrorism. The American strategic thinking post- 9/11 . The US National Security Strategy – September 2002
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The International System after 9/11 • The American strategic thinking post- 9/11 • Re-evaluation of the UN international system • Transatlantic tensions • The war on terrorism
The American strategic thinking post- 9/11 The US National Security Strategy – September 2002 • Doctrine- containment and deterrent versus the principle of preemption • Nature of threats- terrorists and rogue states acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) • Unilaterism
Re-evaluation of the UN system of international relations • Role of the international non-proliferation regimes- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ABM, the protocol on chemical weapons, the biological weapons convention, and nuclear test ban treaty • Role of the international institutions- the UN and NATO • Role of the international legal framework: the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Geneva conventions
Transatlantic tensions • Divergence in strategic thinking and perceptions: • threats • priorities • strategies • The war on terrorism The old and new wars (Mary Kaldor): characteristics • Is the war on terrorism a new form of warfare