Carter, R. G. (2005). Contemporary Cases in US Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade. Retrieved from books24x7: http://skillport.books24x7.com/toc.aspx?bkid=18260
Implementing changes in the federal government can be cumbersome. Historic changes to foreign policy develops after the attacks of September 11, 2011. Foreign policy makers, after the attacks, are not only directed by the presidential or top White House administrative officials, it would now involve others members as nongovernmental organizations, domestic and international groups, among others. A world of difference exists between a vision of what is to be created and what is actually created. The temptation to view organizations as neutral elements that …show more content…
On the aftermath, there was a lot of confusion, shock and disbelief. Notwithstanding, the question of when will it happen again? The author objectives are to provide a foundation about the expectations for public interventions, and private initiatives and actions, which may serve to prevent further acts of terrorism. Focusing on the causes of terrorism, to include theories on aggression and terrorism, and understandings the policies that will serve to prevent it. The approach of the book is more integrative than based on a single theoretical perspective based on essential information on the nature and sources of terrorism and interventions that can serve to remove its …show more content…
It focusses on other implications of U.S. policymaking while not deviating from the normal cultural, social and military norm. It shares the understandings that assess the military, political, fiscal, social, cultural, psychological, and even moral implications of U.S. policymaking since 9/11. It reiterates how the US has shifted dramatically its priorities after the attacks from national-states to transnational boundaries reconfiguring the approach on how to target new and sophisticated threats. It focuses on America’s experience and performance, how cooperation and collaboration that have taken place with international allies working on intelligence and law enforcement have incremented. Nonetheless, never underestimating the importance of preventing domestic radicalization and the recruitment of terrorist in our own