Inauspicious Beginnings: Principal Powers and International Security Institutions after the Cold War, 1989-1999

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· Foreign Policy, Security and Strategic Studies Book 7 · McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
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The authors detail how the Bush and Clinton administrations relied on catering to allies and building large coalitions to deal with major international security challenges, while other principal powers were either pre-occupied with their domestic problems or deferred to the United States. As a consequence, on the eve of 11 September 2001 the United Nations Security Council remained an older, outmoded power configuration incapable of responding efficiently to the with novel challenges besetting it. Its relevance has been further questioned by the unilateral occupation of Iraq by the United States.
The authors detail how the Bush and Clinton administrations relied on catering to allies and building large coalitions to deal with major international security challenges, while other principal powers were either pre-occupied with their domestic problems or deferred to the United States. As a co...

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Univesité du Québec à Montréal

Université du Québec à Montréal

Univesité du Québec à Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal

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