In January 2002, President George W. Bush declared Iran, Iraq, and North                 Korea constituents of an "axis of evil." US strategy toward each of these countries                 has clearly varied since, yet similar issues and policy options have emerged for US                 relations with all three. Reshaping Rogue States seeks to improve our understanding                 of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as well as of current and future policy options to                 combat the threats these nations pose. The book's comprehensive analysis of                 preemption and regime change debates the circumstances under which each policy might                 be justified or legal under international law. Prominent strategists and                 policymakers consider alternatives to preemption -- including prevention,                 counterproliferation, and cooperative security -- and draw conclusions from efforts                 to bring about regime change in the past.Reshaping Rogue States also reviews the                 differing policy challenges presented by each so-called axis member. Specifically,                 it considers how the United States might strike a balance with North Korea through                 multilateral negotiations; the changes within Iran that call for changes in US                 policy; and the dilemmas the United States faces in post-Saddam Iraq, including                 continuing insurgency, instability, and the feasibility of democracy.

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