1. The International System after 9/11  The American strategic thinking post- 9/11  Re-evaluation of the UN international system  Transatlantic tensions  The war on terrorism

2. The American strategic thinking post- 9/11 The US National Security Strategy – September 2002  Doctrine- containment and deterrent versus the principle of preemption  Nature of threats- terrorists and rogue states acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)  Unilaterism

3. Re-evaluation of the UN system of international relations  Role of the international non-proliferation regimes- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ABM, the protocol on chemical weapons, the biological weapons convention, and nuclear test ban treaty  Role of the international institutions- the UN and NATO  Role of the international legal framework: the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Geneva conventions

4. Transatlantic tensions  Divergence in strategic thinking and perceptions: - threats - priorities - strategies  The war on terrorism The old and new wars (Mary Kaldor): characteristics  Is the war on terrorism a new form of warfare