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Andrew Bacevich

Andrew Bacevich teaches history and international relations at Boston University. He is the author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War.

From the London Review dated 8 June 2006

Why read Clausewitz when Shock and Awe can make a clean sweep of things?

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The events of 11 September 2001 killed thousands, left many thousands more bereft, and horrified countless millions who merely bore witness. But for a few, 9/11 suggested an opportunity. In the inner circles of the United States government men of ambition seized on that opportunity with alacrity. Far from fearing a ‘global war on terror’, they welcomed it, certain of their ability to bend war to their purposes. Although the ensuing conflict has not by any means run its course, we are now in a position to begin evaluating the results of their handiwork. [ read more . . . ]

Selected bibliography

  • The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005)
  • The Imperial Tense: Prospects and Problems of American Empire edited with an introduction by Andew Bacevich (2003)
  • American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy (2002)
  • Diplomat in Khaki: Major General Frank Ross McCoy and American Foreign Policy, 1898-1949 (1990)

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