Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict

Doyle's book on preemption and prevention of international conflicts is a very timely one that seeks to respond to the most burning question of the day in international politics: whether and how much of force element be used by a great power to maintain international order. As for the American values readers may also benefit a lot from reading my book mentioned below. Doyle, rightly, is very critical Bush's approach in this respect calling it open-ended that may prove to be a free for all and ultimately resulting in a state of anarchy. Yet, human beings care largely about force and rule of law and it would be naive to expect morality from common fellows sodden with divisive and group ideologies because human instincts are built that way. Doyle rightly discerns this truth and thus calls for a revision and updating of this concept of preemption. The book is a balanced one in which human rights and the need for proper adminstration gets their proper dues. I think it has got all the attributes to appeal to huge numbers of readers. Gautam Maitra Author of 'Tracing the Eagle's Orbit: Illuminating Insights into Major US Foreign Policies Since Independence'.