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“One
of the several paradoxical aspects of the mass killings of 11
September 2001 has been that, while brutally demonstrating the
reality of an interconnected world, they have bred policy perceptions
and agendas which risk becoming increasingly West-centric.”
“The
debate about whether the USA can be expected to act as an absolutist
and unilateralist, or a lawful and cooperative hegemon is one
that agitates the USA’s friends much more than its potential
foes.”
“Conflating
might and right is a safe strategy only for a state that can
be sure of its current supremacy in all dimensions and of keeping
that supremacy indefinitely.”
From
the Introduction
by Alyson J. K. Bailes
SIPRI
Yearbook 2003
may be obtained from August 2003
through all the main bookshops
or from Oxford University Press.
You may also order
online.
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