Implications of the American Anti-Terrorism Coalition for Global Architectures

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6260366
AutoresAmitai Etzioni (0000-0002-2324-5890, George Washington University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2002
Volumen1
Número1
Páginas9-30
Fecha de publicación2002-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Political Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1474-8851 • E-ISSN: 1741-2730
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1474885102001001003
OpenAlexW3125606359
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5

Given the rise in transnational problems and the inadequacy of the old, intergovernmental system, scholars are searching for a new, post-cold war global architecture. The 2001 anti-terrorism coalition presents a new architecture - the semi-empire - which is dominated by one nation (or a small group of nations) that pressures other nations to follow the course it sets, and has a limited number of missions. The article explores the possibility that the coalition could expand to tackle other transnational problems besides terrorism. Given the coalition's lack of scope and legitimacy, other options are explored that might be more effective and legitimate. The alternatives turn out to be either based on the old system (e.g. transgovernmental agencies), unrealistic except in the very long term (a global nation), or implausible (e.g. a global constitutional assembly). The article argues that an expanded coalition, or semi-empire, might gradually become more effective and legitimate over time

Cold war · Empire · Global governance · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Architecture