Product Description

Everybody agrees that 11 September has changed the world, but nobody is quite sure how. This collection argues that how history judges its impact will depend on the political choices and strategies employed over the next decade. Will it be an age of fear, or an age of world community?

These essays by leading thinkers and statesmen from across the globe discuss the inevitable tension between the use of military power in the search for global security and the establishment of a rule-based world order; between the short-term realpolitik of building coalitions against terror and the values on which the long-term legitimacy of this agenda will depend.

The different authors examine how we need to rethink our strategies to relflect the changes in power, security, identity and governance in the world. Their different prescriptions map out the contours of a world community that is within our grasp.

Ehud Barak, Ulrich Beck, Tony Blair, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Malcolm Chalmers, Robert Cooper, Fred Halliday, David Held, Mary Kaldor, Mark Leonard, Kanan Makiya, Joseph Nye, Amartya Sen, Jack Straw, Fareed Zakaria.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #503005 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 147 pages

From the Publisher
The Foreign Policy Centre is an independent think-tank launched by Prime Minister Tony Blair (Patron) and former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook (President) to examine the impact of globalisation on foreign and domestic policy. The Centre has developed a distinctive research agenda that explores the strategic solutions needed to tackle issues which cut across borders - focusing on the legitimacy as well as the effectiveness of policy.

About the Author
Mark Leonard, editor of this publication, is Director of the Foreign Policy Centre. He has established an international reputation as a thinker and writer on British identity, European integration and the legitimacy of international institutions. He has acted as a consultant on identity for foreign governments and private companies, and previously worked as senior researcher at the think-tank Demos and as a journalist at The Economist.

Customer Reviews

Great book for the informed reader
This collection of essays cover an ample spectrum of positions -members of the academic community and politicians alike- as well as subjects regarding the furute of the world after September 11, but prior to Irak. As a professional in International Relations, I loved its interesting and accurate insights into what the invasion of Irak would eventually turn into. At a moment in which hundreds of books are available on the subject, "Re-Ordering..." constitutes a great reference for anyone aiming to understand the profound implications of September 11. Although it is written mostly from a European perspective, some of its chapters also present a non-Western view which I found useful and informative. The fact that is allows you to reflect on cultural, political, and strategic aspects in just over 100 pages is certainly a plus.