dc.contributor.author | Perez, Luis Ricardo | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-20T08:00:28Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-20T08:00:28Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2016-10-19 | en |
dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:9075 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73306 | en |
dc.description.abstract | By some accounts, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) created a paradigm shift in American foreign policy whereby terrorist organizations receive a lot more attention than they did prior to 9/11, especially in terms of U.S. military intervention. Moreover, some argue that this represents a shift in international politics whereby non-state actors have more power than they did before 9/11. However, others maintain that terrorism in the post-9/11 era is indicative of continuity in international politics. They argue that despite any of the immediate consequences of using military force to respond to the 9/11 attacks, the distribution of capabilities among states in the international system has not changed from the pre-9/11 era.
This thesis empirically tests the notion of continuity in international politics through a case study of U.S. military intervention and threat perception. This research analyzes how these two concepts evolve from the post-Cold War era into the post-9/11 era. To the extent that U.S. military intervention and threat perception are comparable before and after 9/11, this is indicative of continuity in international politics. Conversely, contrast across 9/11 indicates change in international politics. Though this thesis finds considerable empirical evidence supporting continuity in international politics in the post-9/11 world, it also finds empirical evidence for change which cannot be ignored. | en |
dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Military Intervention | en |
dc.subject | Threat Perception | en |
dc.subject | Non-State Actors | en |
dc.subject | International Relations | en |
dc.title | Threat Perception, Non-State Actors, and U.S. Military Intervention after 9/11 | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.contributor.department | Political Science | en |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |
thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Political Science | en |
dc.contributor.committeechair | Stivachtis, Yannis A. | en |
dc.contributor.committeechair | Pourchot, Georgeta V. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Dixit, Priya | en |