U.S. Definition of Terrorist States: a Rhetorical Analysis and Critique, 2005

Here is the paper “U.S. Definition of Terrorist States: a Rhetorical Analysis and Critique” by David A. Rochefort from Political Science Department Northeastern University and Taubman Public Policy Center Brown University that lansinginstitute.org recommends familiarization. The purpose of this paper is to examine the origins and usages of the U.S. State Department’s listing of “state sponsors of terrorism.” Questions are raised as to the utility of this rhetorical strategy in regard to such issues as self-fulfilling prophecy, an imbalance between “sticks and carrots” in American foreign policy, and the possible estrangement of U.S. allies.

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