The Declining World Order

Global Horizons

by Richard A. Falk

This work delineates the impact of terrorism--and the American response--on the basic structure of international relations, the dimming prospects for global reform and the tendency to override the role of sovereign territorial states. Falk examines the changing role of the state, the relevance of institutions, the role of individuals and the importance of the worldwide religious resurgence, with its positive and negative implications. He also considers the post-modern geopolitics of the Bush presidency, with its emphasis on the militarization of space, the control of oil in the Middle East, and its reliance on military capabilities so superior to that of other states as to make any challenge impractical.

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First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Cem Dylan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book has a unique understanding about the ongoing problems and the Mr. Falk is a great writer about international politics. But as i can see his knowledge about the subjects in that book mostly theoretical. About the Kurdish and Turkish political problems he is in a deep misunderstanding. The problems in Turkey about the Kurds are not the fault of the neither Turkish nor Kurdish people. Most of the Kurdish people are not separatist. But seems like some governments,some weapon factories,some people make more money from this point. Chaos lets them to play their dangerous games in the area. But by the time the technology gets better,people learn about everything in shorter time periods,they are having better education so no one can play with their mind easily. If the writer really wants to solve problems about the peace he needs to spend more time on that and see the things wherever they are happening.