International Security The Contemporary Agenda

Name: International Security The Contemporary Agenda
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ISBN: 9780745653778

ISBN-10: 0745653774

ISBN-13: 9780745653778

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Roland Dannreuther

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International Security is a cutting–edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post–Cold War world. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary examples, from the Iraq war to the rise of China, it is an essential guide for students and policy makers seeking to understand the theoretical and empirical debates over the fast–changing nature of international security today. The book is organized into four main parts. Part 1 provides an analytical framework for the book, identifying the most significant post–Cold War shifts in international security and recent theoretical developments in security studies. Part 2 analyses the root causes for contemporary warfare, the…

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List price: $18.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 4/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 6.60" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



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Acknowledgements


Introduction: The Challenge of the New Security Agenda



Analytical Framework



Thinking about Security after the Cold War



Theorizing about Security after the Cold War



The 'New Wars' and Intervention



Understanding Contemporary War and Insecurity



Dilemmas and Challenges of Intervention



Collective Security, Alliances and Security Cooperation



Environment Resources and Migration



Environmental Security



The Struggle for Resources: Oil and Water



People on the Move: Migration as a Security Issue



Asymmetric Power and Asymmetric Threats



International Terrorism and the Impact of 9/11



Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction



Cyber-Warfare and New Spaces of Security (by Jamie Allinson)


Conclusion: The Challenges for the Future


References


Index