International Security category: 2908 books
by Vanessa Buth
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 1,3, University of Bath (Modern Languages and European Studies), course: International Relations and International Security, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
This new Handbook brings together key experts on European security from the academic and policy worlds to examine the European Union (EU) as an international security actor.
In the two decades since the end of the Cold War, the EU has gradually emerged as an autonomous actor in the field of...
Corporate Soldiers and International Security
The Rise of Private Military Companies
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2006
This book traces the history of private military companies, with a special focus on UK private forces.
Christopher Kinsey examines the mercenary companies that filled the ranks of many European armies right up to the 1850s, the organizations that operated in Africa in the 1960s and early 1970s,...
Producing Security
Multinational Corporations, Globalization, and the Changing Calculus of Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Scholars and statesmen have debated the influence of international commerce on war and peace for thousands of years. Over the centuries, analysts have generally treated the questions "Does international commerce influence security?" and "Do trade flows influence security?" as synonymous.
In...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
One of the most significant factors for contemporary international relations is the growth of China’s economic, military, and political power. Indeed, few analysts would dispute the observation that China’s power has strongly influenced the structure of the international system, major-power strategic...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
This new Handbook gathers together state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research by a group of leading international scholars in the subdiscipline of Critical Security Studies.
In today’s globalised setting, the challenge of maintaining security is no longer limited to the...
International Organizations and The Rise of ISIL
Global Responses to Human Security Threats
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
This book seeks to understand the obligations of the international community to promote and protect state and human security in situations of international humanitarian crises.
In Iraq and Syria, as well as in neighbouring states, the rise of ISIL has raised serious state and human security...
High-Table Diplomacy
The Reshaping of International Security Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
The proliferation of “minilateral” summits is reshaping how international security problems are addressed, yet these summits remain a poorly understood phenomenon. In this groundbreaking work, Kjell Engelbrekt contrasts the most important minilateral summits—the G7 (formerly G8) and G20—with...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
The UN Security Council formally acknowledged an obligation to promote justice and the rule of law in 2003. This volume examines the extent to which the Council has honoured this commitment when exercising its powers under the UN Charter to maintain international peace and security. It discusses both...
National, International, and Human Security
A Comparative Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
This clear and concise new edition offers a comprehensive comparison of national, international, and human security concepts and policies. Laura Neack skillfully argues that security remains elusive because of a centuries-old ethic insisting that states are the primary and most important international...
Asia-Pacific Security Dynamics in the Obama Era
A New World Emerging
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
This book examines the critical changes to the Asia-Pacific security architecture emerging in the context of shifts in the global order as the Obama Administration’s major strategic innovation and likely legacy unfold. The author reviews the state of the international security system during the...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
This revised and updated second edition features over twenty new chapters and offers a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Security Studies.
The field of Security Studies has undergone significant change during the past 20 years, and is now one...
International and Regional Security
The Causes of War and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
This volume is a collection of the best essays of Professor Benjamin Miller on the subjects of international and regional security.
The book analyses the interrelationships between international politics and regional and national security, with a special focus on the sources of international...
National Security Cultures
Patterns of Global Governance
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2010
This edited collection examines changes in national security culture in the wake of international events that have threatened regional or global order, and analyses the effects of these divergent responses on international security.
Tracing the links between national security cultures and preferred...