Contents: Preface; The politics and history of terror, Robert P. Watson. Part 1 Origins of the War on Terror: Osama bin Laden, radical Islam and the United States, Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias; The fight against terrorism in historical context: George W. Bush and the development of presidential foreign policy regimes, Neal Allen; The war on terror and the just use of military force, Patrick Hayden; Identifying and confronting the 'axis of evil' : a critical retrospective, Robert J. Pauly Jr. Part 2 Domestic Implications: Presidential priorities and budgetary realities: how critical is the president as an individual in shaping the national budget?, Michael G. Dziubinski and Steve A. Yetiv; President Bush and the war on terrorism: historic opportunity lost to complete his father's legacy and define his own place in history, John Davis; The evolution of homeland security and the war on terror, Neil Reedy and Justin Miller. Part 3 Foreign Policy Implications: The Middle East peace process after 9/11, Vaughn P. Shannon; The limits of military power: the United States in Iraq, Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias; 3-dimensional chess: an analysis of the circumstances of terrorism in Central and South Asia, Dirk C. van Raemdonck; The effects of globalization on transnational terrorism, Shahdad Naghshpour and J.J. St.Marie. Part 4 Future Challenges: 'Terrorism' in the moral discourse of humanity, Mark Evans; Why Bush should have explained September 11th, Kirstin Andrews; Rebalancing America's war on terror: President Obama, Matthew A. Williams and Jack Covarrubias; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
