Book review: America’s war on terror: the state of the 9/11 exception from Bush to Obama

"America’s War on Terror: The State of the 9/11 Exception from Bush to Obama." Jason Ralph. Oxford University Press. April 2013. --- Following 9/11 the United States faced a situation of exceptional insecurity. In that period the Bush administration argued that certain international norms did not apply to US conduct. More than a decade on from 9/11, and following a change of administration, this book aims to examine the influence this approach has had on American policy. America’s War on Terror is an impressive interdisciplinary work which uniquely brings together an analysis of a well-worn topic from the lens of both international law and international political theory finds Liane Hartnett.