Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Synopsis
In the post-Cold War world, debates over security have broadened beyond the realm of traditional military concerns. resurgent nationalism, mass migration, religious radicalism, economic globalisation and environmental degradation have become increasingly the focus of debate in the field of security studies.
Nonetheless, international politics is still trying to cope with the empirical legacy of the Cold War. Nuclear proliferation, the continued search by Russia for security, the attempt by Washington to sustain its dominant position in international affairs, continued concerns in the West over the influence of religious, and in particular Islamic, radicalism, stand as clear examples of themes from the past continuing to inform present debates about international security. This volume examines the new, the changing, and the enduring features of international security in the post-Cold War era. In so doing, it examines the extent to which present state structures and institutions have
Booknews
Provides an analysis of the nature of conflict in the contemporary world, centering on what is new, if anything, about the conflicts which have come to be seen as defining the character of the post-Cold War world. Covers both the role of key state actors as well as international organizations, and the more diffuse threats associated with the environment, religious radicalism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Jones teaches history and politics of the modern Middle East at the University of Leeds. Kennedy-Pipe is a reader in politics at the University of Durham. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)