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The War on Terrorism and the American

‘Empire’ after the Cold War

Edited by Alejandro Colás and Richard Saull

The War on Terror and the

American ‘Empire’ After the

Cold War

The American-led ‘war on terror’ has arguably brought about the most signifi-

cant shift in the contours of the international system since the end of the Cold

War. A new ‘imperial moment’ is discernible in US foreign policy in the wake of

the neoconservative rise to power in the USA, marked by the development of a

fresh strategic doctrine based on the legitimacy of preventative military strikes

on hostile forces across any part of the globe.

The contributions in The War on Terror and the American ‘Empire’ After the Cold

Wa r analyse the historical, socio-economic and political dimensions of the

current international conjuncture, and assess the degree to which the ‘war on

terror’ has transformed the nature and projection of US global power. Drawing

on a range of critical social theories, this collection seeks to ground historically

the analysis of global developments since the inception of the new Bush

Presidency and weigh up the political consequences of this imperial turn.

The War on Terror and the American Empire After the Cold War is essential reading

for students and academics with research interests in US History and Politics and

Global Politics.

Alejandro Colás is lecturer in International Relations at the School of Politics

and Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is author of

International Civil Society: Social Movements and World Politics (2002) and is on the

editorial board of the journal Historical Materialism: Research in Critical Marxist

Theory .

Richard Saull is Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of

Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester. He has published on

the Cold War and the international relations of revolutions. He is currently

writing a history of the Cold War and convenes the British International Studies

Association Working Group on Marxism and International Relations.

The War on Terror and

the American ‘Empire’

After the Cold War

Edited by Alejandro Colás and

Richard Saull

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