The Globalization of NATO

The Globalization of NATO

Author: Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2012-08-25

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 0985335335

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Spawned by the Cold War, NATO�s existence was justified by Soviet threats to Western Europe. That raison d�être is long gone with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Still NATO globalized relentlessly, moving from defensive to offensive under pretexts of humanitarianism, starting with Yugoslavia, then East Africa, Afghanistan, and most recently Libya, acting as an arm of the Pentagon. The danger to global equilibrium is a growing NATO being expanded further by American and British ambitions into a monster military force of world proportions, way beyond any Atlantic or European alliance. NATO expansion, intrusive military hardware, such as cyber technology/interference and the murderous capacity of drones is threatening North/South peace. The creeping NATO expansion into Asia, the attempt to surround Russia, China and others can only end badly for the billions of human beings involved. The recent mini-US occupation of Australia, the interference in the ASEAN countries by US arms dealers and naval forces, the menacing presence of US aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca should remind historians of just why the Japanese considered it necessary to attack Pearl Harbor to end the US naval strangle hold imposed upon them.NATO as it expands today is absolutely not what the world of struggling economies and deprived populations require. It is nothing, but a negative force. "I hope this book will be read by very, very many who can turn this morbid fascination with violence into constructive conflict resolution." �Johan GALTUNG, Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies and Sociology at the University of Oslo "Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya�s prolific writings give us a comprehensive understanding of the character of the military thrust and it�s all out, no holds barred STRATEGIC plans and moves to invade, occupy and plunder the resources of nations, inflict unprecedented barbaric acts on the civil populations. He is one the prescient thinkers and writers in contemporary times who deserves to be read and acted upon by people with a conscience and concern for humanity�s future".�VISHNU BHAGWAT, Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff of India (1996-1998): Mumbai, India. "This book is a must read for those committed to reversing the tide of war and imperial conquest by the world�s foremost military machine". �MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY, Professor Emeritus


Discovering the Americas

Discovering the Americas

Author: James Francis Rochlin

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780774804776

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Rochlin (Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, York U.) traces the evolution of Canadian foreign policy towards Latin America. He discusses the periods from the beginning of the century to the Trudeau years, the Trudeau era, and 1984 and beyond, and turning points such as Canada's decision to enter the Organization of American States as a full member, its involvement in NAFTA negotiations, and its peacekeeping role in Central America. Rochlin focuses on the emergence of global trading blocs and changing hegemonic structures. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Canada, Latin America, and the New Internationalism

Canada, Latin America, and the New Internationalism

Author: Brian J. R. Stevenson

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780773520325

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Post-war Canadian foreign policy has been characterized by two enduring themes - an ongoing commitment to multilateralism on the one hand, and a substantial commitment to continentalism on the other. In the early 1970s the post-war structures for international politics and economics entered a period that led to a dramatic transformation based on the relative decline of the United States (punctuated by the end of the cold war), the rise of economic interdependence and the new internationalism, and the emergence of citizen-centered foreign policy. These three factors have had a substantial impact on both Canada's role in the world and its relationships with its main political and economic partners.