is a critical event that marks the beginning of the new century in the American hemisphere if not the world. This event resulted in a major shift in the foreign policy doctrine of the United States.

Against this backdrop of enduring, region-wide vulnerability, we ask how conditions have changed since the dawn of the twenty-first century. It could be argued that 9/11 is a critical event that marks the beginning of the new century in the American hemisphere if not the world. This event resulted in a major shift in the foreign policy doctrine of the United States. The concept of homeland security represents a new understanding of the linkage between foreign and domestic policy. Terrorism is now the centre of attention of US foreign and domestic policy alike. The axis of American foreign policy shifted from securing US interests throughout the world i.e., national security to that of security the integrity of its national territory through a range of new and enhanced interventions both at home and abroad.

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Ivelaw L. Griffith