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Complex threats: the globalisation of domestic and foreign security / Gustafson, Kristian

Gustafson, Kristian	Journal Article
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Publication	2010.
Summary/Abstract	Globalisation has blurred the lines between criminal, terrorist and insurgent networks. This interlinkage requires joined-up thinking but current initiatives have not fully appreciated the new logic. A comprehensively integrated approach is needed that recognises the essential connection between domestic and foreign threats, and the 'five blocks' of risk.

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Globalisation ; Complex Threats ; Foreign Security ; Foreign Threats

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Foreign policy, bipartisanship and the paradox of post-Septembe / Trubowitz, Peter; Mellow, Nicole

Trubowitz, Peter	Journal Article
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2011.

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The attacks of September 11 and the resulting war on terrorism present a puzzle to conventional explanations of foreign policy bipartisanship. Public anxiety about the international environment increased sharply after the attacks in 2001, but this did not translate into greater foreign policy consensus despite the initial predictions of many analysts. In this article, we advance a theory of foreign policy bipartisanship that emphasizes its domestic underpinnings to explain the absence of consensus in Washington. We argue that bipartisanship over foreign policy depends as much on domestic economic and electoral conditions as on the international security environment. Using multivariate analysis of roll call voting in the House of Representatives from 1889 to 2008, we show that bipartisanship over foreign policy is most likely not only when the country faces a foreign threat but also when the national economy is strong and when party coalitions are regionally diverse. This was the case during the Cold War. Despite concern about terrorism in recent years, economic volatility and regional polarization have made bipartisan cooperation over foreign policy elusive.

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Regionalism ; Party Politics ; Foreign Threats ; Bipartisanship ; Foreign Policy

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