In Search of Monsters to Destroy: American Empire in the New Millennium

Abstract

With the coldly calculated use of terror, the perpetrators of September 11, 2001 served abrupt notice of challenge to United States global dominance. The seemingly easy path before Americans that had appeared to stretch out well into the 21st century - promising boundless economic growth, a worldwide embrace of U.S. values, an absence of rivals - stood blocked by the rubble in New York and Washington. In tallying the costs buried within the debris of 9/11, Americans need to look beyond the lost lives and shattered dreams and recognize that defense of the empire they possess will not come cheaply. But first they must accept the fact of empire. Those who argue the U.S. has no empire to uphold whistle past the graveyard, ignoring the historically unparalleled confluence of political, economic, military, and information power that have come together in the American imperial construct. The U.S. holds sway over the world, an empire inviting admiration, envy, and, as with all empires before it, challenge.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA441734

Entities

People

  • Juan A. Alsace

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Doctrine
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Military Planning
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.