Smokescreen : the U.S., NATO and the illegitimate use of force /

When is it legitimate for nations to use force? The United States and NATO, intent on military intervention but unable to secure UN Security Council authorization, regularly use false arguments and a haze of purported altruistic justifications to justify their actions. "Smokescreen" emphas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aranas, Paul F. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., 2012.
Temas:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization > Military policy.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Intervention (International law)
Humanitarian intervention.
Peacekeeping forces.
Preemptive attack (Military science)
Intervention (Droit international)
Droit d'ingérence humanitaire.
Attaque préventive (Science militaire)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
Humanitarian intervention
Military policy
Peacekeeping forces
United States > Military policy.
United States
Reference works
Reference works.
Ouvrages de référence.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Power and legitimacy
  • The media and the perception of legitimacy
  • United Nations legitimacy
  • 1: The foundation
  • San Francisco
  • 2: The Security Council
  • The Security Council veto
  • "Uniting for peace"
  • 3: Alternative norm Justifications
  • Self defense
  • Cuba and the logic of pre-emptive attack
  • Russia and legitimate self-defense 2008
  • 4: U.S. peacekeeping from Somalia to Haiti
  • Haiti
  • 5: Iraq
  • No fly zones in Iraq
  • Sanctions and the reverse veto
  • 2003 invasion
  • 6: Destroying Yugoslavia
  • Germany's role
  • Oil on fire
  • 7: Kosovo
  • Humanitarian rhetoric and hypocrisy
  • 8: A path toward peace and security
  • Eliminating Weber's definition of legitimacy
  • Media reform
  • Education
  • The United Nations and retaining control
  • Long-term Western interests.

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