Apocalypse Forever? International Relations Implications of 11 September

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    Abstract

    This is a contribution to ongoing discussion of the international relations issues raised by the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. It acknowledges apparent "failings" (of analysis or prediction) in the IR literature but then suggests the shortcomings are really the product of divergent traditions of analysis (behaviouralism, structuralism and evolutionism) which isolate different aspects of phenomena for attention. The paper then discusses the contrast between "hard power" and "soft power" - to help identify the distinctiveness of the new forms of terrorism (their "non-linear" objectives and the lack of proportionality involved). It concludes on an encouraging note by urging international cooperation as a solution, even in cases where the protagonists' resentments have tended to militate against conventional channels of dispute resolution.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)314-326
    JournalAustralian Journal of Politics and History
    Volume49
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

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