Noam Chomsky 
Rogue States 
The Rule of Force in World Affairs

Rogue States is a collection of essays written by Chomsky in the late 1990s, all of which subvert the United States foreign policy discourse and the notion of the “rogue state�?, turning the focus of criticism inwards and demonstrating how Western powers fail to uphold their own standards of conduct. Among the topics considered are the Balkans Crisis, the embargo against Cuba, and US intervention in Latin America, all of which provide important lessons for today from one of our most eminent and insightful teachers.

Table of Content

Preface to the New Edition

1. Rogues’ Gallery: Who Qualifies?

2. Rogue States

3. Crisis in the Balkans

4. East Timor Retrospective

5. ‘Plan Colombia’

6. Cuba and the U.S. Government: David vs. Goliath

7. Putting on the Pressure: Latin America

8. Jubilee 2000

9. ‘Recovering Rights’: A Crooked Path

10. The United States and the ‘Challenge of Relativity’

11. The Legacy of War

12. Millennium Greetings

13. Power in the Domestic Arena

14. Socioeconomic Sovereignty

List of Abbreviations

Books by Noam Chomsky cited

Notes

Index

About the author

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.