Outlier states : American strategies to change, contain, or engage regimes /
In the Bush era, Iran and North Korea were branded 'rogue' states for flouting international norms, and the administration's goal was to change their regimes. The Obama administration has chosen instead to call them nuclear 'outliers' and has proposed new means to bring the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Baltimore :
Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2012]
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| Summary: | In the Bush era, Iran and North Korea were branded 'rogue' states for flouting international norms, and the administration's goal was to change their regimes. The Obama administration has chosen instead to call them nuclear 'outliers' and has proposed new means to bring them into 'the community of nations.' This book explores this significant policy adjustment and raises questions about its feasibility and possible consequences. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 238 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421408125 1421408120 |