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    An Assessment of the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States: Continuity and Change.

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    Publication date
    2010-05-25T10:07:01Z
    Author
    Prince, Troy Jason
    Supervisor
    Whitman, Jim R.
    Keyword
    United States
    National security strategy
    Doctrine
    Preemption
    Terrorism
    WMD
    International law
    Pre-emptive strike
    National Security Strategy of the US (NSS 2002)
    International security environment,
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    Institution
    University of Bradford
    Department
    Department of Peace Studies
    Awarded
    2009
    
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    Abstract
    The 2002 National Security Strategy of the US (NSS 2002) appeared to have presented a momentous approach to self-defense. To many, the doctrine of preemptive selfdefense seemed to challenge the legal and political foundations of the post-World War II international order. Some saw in the US stated reliance on preemption a direct threat to the international system embodied in the UN Charter. The prima facie case that the US position was novel and even dangerous appeared persuasive. This thesis attempts to assess the exceptionality of NSS 2002 in its formulation and implications. This question of exceptionality is broadly divided into two sections. The first section deals with internal exceptionality, in terms of means (the deliberation and drafting processes) and ends (the US defense posture). The second section deals with external exceptionality in the broader terms of possible consequences outside the US. Section One begins by establishing the grounds for looking into the formulation of NSS 2002, and provides the background for that Strategy's mandated precursors. After exploring how National Security Strategy documents are conceived and framed, Section One discusses the Strategy as it was published, and examines a sampling of contemporaneous reactions to its publication. Section Two concentrates on the second part of the research question, and utilizes a thematic approach ¿ in terms of the use of force, the international security environment, and international law. Possible consequences of the proposed US response to contemporary security challenges are considered in these three key areas.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4312
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