Striking First

How have the September 11th terrorist attacks and the subsequent U.S. led war on terrorism impacted American foreign policy at home and abroad? The consistent theme throughout this collection of essays is that September 11th was a watershed event, which sparked a redefinition and reassessment of U.S. foreign policy, governmental institutions, and the public's sense of internal and external security. The Bush Administration's endeavor to remake American foreign policy with an emphasis on a preemptive, first strike doctrine and its attempt to build an internal security apparatus are not only consequential in the war on terrorism, such efforts are challenging the very fundamentals of American political life and its perception throughout the world.

ROGER COATE University of South Carolina, USA DAVID COHEN University of Akron, Ohio, USA WILLIAM CROTTY Northeastern University, Massachusetts, USA LOUIS FISHER US Congressional Research Service, USA MICHAEL GENOVESE Loyola Marymount University, California, USA CLEMENT HENRY University of Texas-Austin, USA OLE HOLSTI Duke University, North Carolina, USA JACQUES HYMANS Mershon Center for International Security, Ohio State University, USA ROBERT JERVIS Columbia University, New York, USA DREW LANIER University of Central Florida, USA JACK LECHELT University of South Carolina, USA DONALD PUCHALA University of South Carolina, USA DAVID TUCKER US Naval Post-Graduate School, California, USA