Clinton, New Terrorism and the Origins of the War on Terror

This book focuses on President Clinton's discursive construction of 'new terrorism', or 'catastrophic terrorism', and the counterterrorism practices implemented by the Clinton Administration, while simultaneously comparing it with President Reagan's and President George W. Bush's approaches to counterterrorism.

Chin-Kuei Tsui is a postdoctoral fellow at Institute of Strategic and International Affairs, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. His research interests are U.S. foreign and security policies, the American-led war on terror, and critical terrorism studies. His post-doc research focuses on President Obama's counter-extremism initiatives.

Introduction Chapter 1 The Origins of the War on Terror and the Myth of President George W. Bush's Foreign Policy Revolution Chapter 2 Framing the Threat of New Terrorism: The Invention of U.S. Terrorism Discourse, and President Clinton's Counterterrorism Approach Chapter 3 Conceptualisating Terrorist Attacks: Metaphors, Frames, and President Clinton's Counterterrorism Initiatives Chapter 4 Framing the Threat of Rogue States: Iraq, Iran, and Clinton's Dual-Containment Approach to Middle East Peace Chapter 5 Writing American National Identity: Narratives and the Social Construction of Terrorism as a Negative Ideograph Chapter 6 Rethinking the Discursive Construction of Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Theoretical Reflections and Implications Conclusion