The book explores the dynamic and dysfunctional relationships between the executive and legislative branches of government and the news media after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Their collective behavior led to the Iraq war in March 2003.

Das in der Studie angelegte Analyseraster prüft die Korrelation zwischen einer Übernahme von Verlust- bzw. Gewinndarstellungen des Präsidenten durch Abgeordnete des US-Kongresses (Messung des Grades der Sekuritisierung /Desekuritisierung) und überparteilichem Abstimmungsverhalten durch Abgeordnete des US-Kongresses (Messung des Rally Effects). Der Ansatz der Versicherheitlichung, die methodisch um den Aspekt der Verlust-

Preponderance in U.S. Foreign Policy examines the factors that contribute to the presence and severity of blunders in U.S. foreign policy, focusing primarily on ideational variables inherent in the American identity. It presents a theory for their recurrence in accordance with those variables and the pursuit of the grand strategy

In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States launched initiatives that test the limits of international human rights law. The indefinite detention and torture of detainees at Guantánamo Bay, targeted killing, and mass surveillance require an expansion of executive authority that negates the rule of

Since the 2016 US presidential election, debates about fake news have appeared regularly in entertainment, politics, and news media. While many agree on the dangers associated with fake news, there is no consensus around the definition of the phenomenon, and its origins are loosely attributed to a variety of practices