John E. Owens is professor of United States government and politics at the University of Westminster and a faculty fellow in the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at the American University.John W. Dumbrell is professor of government at Durham University.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 Introduction: New Dimensions in the United States Government and National SecurityChapter 3 1Presidential Aggrandizement and Congressional Acquiescence in the "War on Terrorism": A New Constitutional Equilibrium?Chapter 4 2 Reform, Reorganization, and the Renaissance of the Managerial Presidency? The Impact of 9/11 on the Executive EstablishmentChapter 5 3 Dealing With Fear: Implementing the Bush Doctrine of Preemptve AttackChapter 6 4 Realist and Reflectivist Perspectives on International Relations and the US "War on Terror"Chapter 7 5 US Military Strategy, Strategic Culture, and the "War on Terror"Chapter 8 6 Locating Failure? US Pre-War Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass DestructionChapter 9 7 The War on Terror and Contemporary US-European RelationsChapter 10 8 Working with Allies: US-UK Relations, the Iraq Invasion, and the Future of the "Special Relationship"

Now that the reality of 9/11 has sunk in, this group of U.S. and European scholars puts the fallout and blowback of the terrorist attacks into perspective. From the implications of 9/11 for separation of powers in the United States, to the international ramifications for alliance politics, these insightful essays place the U.S. war on terror into theoretical and historical perspective. Students and scholars alike will benefit from these excellent analyses.