Defending the West

Abbreviations.

Chapter 1 Introduction.

The Question of Pre-emption: Real Need or Dangerous Fantasy?.

Defining the West: Delineating the West.

Defining the West: Defending the West.

The Book.

Chapter 2 Theory.

Realism and the Rest.

Constructivist Realism.

Chapter 3 Order.

The Post-Cold War Sovereignty Revolution.

Stratified Stability: From Disorder to Order.

Layering Stability: the Evolution of the Sovereign State System.

Stratifying Stability: Borders and Beyond.

Chapter 4 Threats.

Physical Threats.

Stability Threats.

Chapter 5 Alliance.

The Evolutionary Alliance.

The Alliance Transformed.

The European Dimension: Invention, Illusion and the Indispensable.

The Euroatlantic Order.

US Leadership, European Capability and Responsible Action.

Chapter 6 Partnership.

Productive Partnership and Constructive Engagement.

Partnership, Engagement and Stability.

Strategic Flexibility:Operational and Political.

Chapter 7 Pre-Emption.

Iraq 2003: the Basis for Action and the Shadow of Pre-Emption.

New Bearings in Self-Defence for the Twenty-First Century: the Need for Pre-Emption.

Intelligence, Legitimacy and the Boundaries of the Self-Defence Revolution.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index