Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World AffairsNoam Chomsky argues that, contrary to popular perception, the real â__rogueâ__ states in the world today are not the dictator-led developing countries we hear about in the news, but the United States and its allies. He challenges the legal and humanitarian reasons given to justify intervention in global conflicts in order to reveal the Westâ__s reliance on the rule of force.He examines NATOâ__s intervention in Kosovo, the crisis in East Timor, and US involvement in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Chomsky relies on both historical context and recently released government documents to trace the paths of self-interest and domination that fuelled these violent regional conflicts. Throughout, he reveals the United Statesâ__s increasingly open dismissal of the United Nations and international legal precedent in justifying its motives and actions. Characteristically incisive and provocative, Chomsky demonstrates that the rule of law has been reduced to farce. |
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User Review - orangetwin - LibraryThingInsightful and recommended. If you're new to Chomsky, you learn a lot, but it's a fragmented read. Not one of his greatest, but a valuable and interesting book regardless. Read full review
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User Review - fpagan - LibraryThingHere Chomsky finds the US and other first-world countries to be rogue states vis-à-vis many places such as Iraq, Kosovo, Colombia, East Timor, Cuba, Guatemala. Read full review
Contents
Rogues Gallery Who Qualifies? | 1 |
Rogue States | 12 |
Crisis in the Balkans | 34 |
East Timor Retrospective | 51 |
Plan Colombia | 62 |
Cuba and the US Government David vs Goliath | 82 |
Putting on the Pressure Latin America | 93 |
Jubilee 2000 | 101 |
Recovering Rights A Crooked Path | 108 |
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Popular passages
Page 233 - Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, and John Schmitt, The State of Working America, 2000/2001 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001).
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs, Noam Chomsky |
| Author | Noam Chomsky |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pluto Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0745317081, 9780745317083 |
| Length | 252 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy |
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