Williams (international relations, Eckerd College), who served in national-level posts, describes and analyzes the various tactics and techniques the US is currently using, or could be using, in its war against terrorism. He describes the complexities inherent in America's notions of the Western alliance, security through democratic reform, preemptive control of terrorists and weapons of mass destruction and multilateralism in such issues as military dominance, preventative war, the failure of globalization to produce democratic transformations, non-proliferation, rogue states' weapons programs, the relevance of the UN to US power and in the movement toward a more secure world, and future challenges likely to come from current US foreign policy. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less