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Deterrence offers a welcome throwback to such sweaty-palmed chamber pieces as
Fail-Safe and
Twelve Angry Men, and in his debut as writer-director, Rod Lurie, a West Point graduate and former film critic, has crafted a taut, one-set drama that would have been ideal for live television. With its provocative what-if scenario and a sharp cast confined to a claustrophobic space, this movie's more clever than coherent, but it grabs your attention for 103 briskly paced minutes.
The year is 2008, and U.S. President Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak) has something to prove. He wasn't elected (he took office upon the death of the previous president), and he needs a pivotal boost in a current pr! imary election. While he and his entourage are trapped under heavy snowfall in a tiny Colorado diner, Emerson must decide whether to unleash a nuclear arsenal on the son of Saddam Hussein, who has invaded Kuwait and taken hundreds of American lives. With his chief of staff (Timothy Hutton), top advisers, and a cluster of terrified diners, Emerson sorts through his options as tensions come to a boil.
This all works well on the surface, and Deterrence gains depth by depicting a president who is potentially as evil as his unseen enemy. But the film is almost fatally vague (clearly Lurie wants viewers to bring their own interpretation to these events) and ends with a twist that's too contrived to be dramatically satisfying. Until that point, however, Deterrence will certainly keep you engaged. --Jeff ShannonRECKONING/DETERRENCE - DVD MovieDeterrence offers a welcome throwback to such sweaty-palmed chamber pieces as Fail-Safe and Twelve ! Angry Men, and in his debut as writer-director, Rod Lurie,! a West Point graduate and former film critic, has crafted a taut, one-set drama that would have been ideal for live television. With its provocative what-if scenario and a sharp cast confined to a claustrophobic space, this movie's more clever than coherent, but it grabs your attention for 103 briskly paced minutes.
The year is 2008, and U.S. President Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak) has something to prove. He wasn't elected (he took office upon the death of the previous president), and he needs a pivotal boost in a current primary election. While he and his entourage are trapped under heavy snowfall in a tiny Colorado diner, Emerson must decide whether to unleash a nuclear arsenal on the son of Saddam Hussein, who has invaded Kuwait and taken hundreds of American lives. With his chief of staff (Timothy Hutton), top advisers, and a cluster of terrified diners, Emerson sorts through his options as tensions come to a boil.
This all works well on the surface, and Deterrence gains depth by depicting a president who is potentially as evil as his unseen enemy. But the film is almost fatally vague (clearly Lurie wants viewers to bring their own interpretation to these events) and ends with a twist that's too contrived to be dramatically satisfying. Until that point, however, Deterrence will certainly keep you engaged. --Jeff ShannonAs a concept, deterrence has launched a thousand books and articles. It has dominated Western strategic thinking for more than four decades. In this important and groundbreaking new book, Lawrence Freedman develops a distinctive approach to the evaluation of deterrence as both a state of mind and a strategic option. This approach is applied to post-cold war crisis management, and the utility and relevance of the concept is addressed in relation to US strategic practice post-9/11, particularly in the light of the apparent preference of the Bush Administration for the alternative concept of pre-emption.
The study of deterrence has been hampered by the wei! ght of t he intellectual baggage accumulated since the end of the Second World War. Exaggerated notions of what deterrence might achieve were developed, only to be to knocked down by academic critique. In this book, Freedman charts the evolution of the contemporary concept of deterrence, and discusses whether - and how - it still has relevance in today's world. He considers constructivist as well as realist approaches and draws on criminological as well as strategic studies literature to develop a concept of a norms-based, as opposed to an interest-based, deterrence. This book will be essential reading for students of politics and international relations as well as all those interested in contemporary strategic thought.El año es 2008. Las fuerzas militares de los Estados Unidos de América han sido movilizadas hacia Corea y el Mar de Japón. Al timón se encuentra Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak), el antiguo Vicepresidente, quien asumió la oficina a la muerte del adorado Presidente Bu! ckingham. Ahora, en medio de las elecciones primarias presidenciales, Emerson ha estado enfrentando preguntas sobre su compatibilidad con el puesto. Su campaña llega a Colorado cuando una feroz tormenta de nieve cierra el estado entero. Emerson y su séquito buscan refugio temporal en la CafeterÃa de Morty en Aztec, Colorado. Aquà Harvey(Badja Djola), el dueño, y su mesera/esposa Katie (Clotilde Courau) están esperando que se acabe la tormenta mientras atienden a los pocos clientes que están atorados en la cafeterÃa con ellos. Emerson ve los resultados de la elección en el canal de televisión IBS de noticias con su Jefe de Asesores, Marshall Thompson (Timothy Hutton), y su Consejero de Seguridad Nacional, Gayle Redford (Sheryl Lee Ralph). Al pasar las noticias de su victoria en una elección primaria crucial, la transmisión es interrumpida con la noticia sobre una invasión a Kuwait. Las fuerzas de la Naciones Unidas que mantienen la paz han sucumbido y han matado! a algunos americanos. Una vez más el agresor es Iraq, esta v! ez guiad os por Udei Hussein. Agarrados completamente por sorpresa, Emerson tiene una conferencia telefónica con sus Secretarios de Estado y de la Defensa y varios otros consejeros para atestar rápidamente la situación. Al ponderar varias opciones, Emerson se dirige a la nación desde la CafeterÃa de Morty con la ayuda de un equipo de camarógrafos que han estado siguiendo al Presidente a través de su campaña. Durante su discurso, que es transmitido mundialmente por IBS, Emerson se dirige a la gente de Iraq directamente y les advierte que si Udei Hussein no se retira de Kuwait dentro de una hora, Emerson hará lo que una vez se creyera impensable....As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an agenda for the contemporary practice of deterrenceâ€"especially as it applies to nuclear weaponsâ€"in an increasingly heterogen! eous global and political setting.
Moving beyond the precepts of traditional deterrence theory, this groundbreaking volume offers insights for the use of deterrence in the modern world, where policy makers may encounter irrational actors, failed states, religious zeal, ambiguous power relationships, and other situations where the traditional rules of statecraft do not apply. A distinguished group of contributors here examines issues such as deterrence among the Great Powers; the problems of regional and nonstate actors; and actors armed with chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Complex Deterrence will be a valuable resource for anyone facing the considerable challenge of fostering security and peace in the twenty-first century.
As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an a! genda for the contemporary practice of deterrenceâ€"especially! as it a pplies to nuclear weaponsâ€"in an increasingly heterogeneous global and political setting.
Moving beyond the precepts of traditional deterrence theory, this groundbreaking volume offers insights for the use of deterrence in the modern world, where policy makers may encounter irrational actors, failed states, religious zeal, ambiguous power relationships, and other situations where the traditional rules of statecraft do not apply. A distinguished group of contributors here examines issues such as deterrence among the Great Powers; the problems of regional and nonstate actors; and actors armed with chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Complex Deterrence will be a valuable resource for anyone facing the considerable challenge of fostering security and peace in the twenty-first century.
