Endless War?: Hidden Functions of the "War on Terror"Was the Iraq war really an act of goodwill to liberate people from injustice? Or was it a strategic move to maintain US dominance globally? Endless War? casts a critical light on the real motives behind war and conflict. David Keen explores how winning war is rarely an end in itself; rather, war tends to be part of a wider political and economic game that is consistent with strengthening the enemy. Keen devises a radical framework for analysing an unending war project, where the "war on terror" is an extension of the Cold War.The book draws on the author's detailed study of wars in Sudan, Sierra Leone, as well as in a range of other conflicts. It provides a new approach to conflict analysis that will be of use to students across development studies and the social sciences. |
Contents
predictably counterproductive tactics | 8 |
local and global | 51 |
1 | 71 |
Copyright | |
11 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abu Ghraib abuses action Afghan Afghanistan al-Qaida américaine American anger Arab Arendt attack on Iraq Baghdad bombing British Bush administration Bush and Blair Bush at War Bush's Chechnya civil wars civilians coalition conflict counter-terror countries economic enemy evil example Feffer forces fuelled Gilligan global Guardian guerre helped human rights humanitarian humiliation ibid insurgency Iraq war Iraqi Islam Islamist jihad July Kampfner killed Laden leaders liberal London magical thinking Mark Danner Michael military monde moral Muslims notably noted nuclear numbers observed October officials Osama Osama bin Laden Pakistan particular political powerlessness pre-emption problem Rampton and Stauber rebels regime response Review of Books Richard Norton-Taylor Rumsfeld Saddam Hussein Saudi Security Council seems sense September 2004 Sierra Leone soldiers Taliban targets terror terrorists threat of shame tion Tony Blair torture troops United US-led violence war on terror weapons of mass witch-hunt Woodward York Review