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International security : the contemporary agenda / Roland Dannreuther.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2013.Edition: Second editionDescription: vii, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780745653761 (hbk.)
  • 0745653766 (hbk.)
  • 0745653774 (pbk.)
  • 9780745653778 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.17 23
LOC classification:
  • JZ5588 DAN 2013
Contents:
Thinking about security after the Cold War -- Theorizing about security after the Cold War -- Understanding contemporary war and insecurity -- Dilemmas and challenges of intervention -- Collective security, alliances and security cooperation -- Environmental security -- The struggle for resources : oil and water -- People on the move : migration as a security issue -- International terrorism and the impact of 9/11 -- Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Cyber-warfare and new spaces of security / (by Jamie Allinson).
Summary: 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.
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre JZ 5588 DAN 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 016014 Available MzULM-016014

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-323) and index.

Thinking about security after the Cold War -- Theorizing about security after the Cold War -- Understanding contemporary war and insecurity -- Dilemmas and challenges of intervention -- Collective security, alliances and security cooperation -- Environmental security -- The struggle for resources : oil and water -- People on the move : migration as a security issue -- International terrorism and the impact of 9/11 -- Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Cyber-warfare and new spaces of security / (by Jamie Allinson).

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.

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