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Seeking security in an insecure world / Dan Caldwell and Robert E. Williams Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Caldwell, Dan, author.
- Williams, Robert E., 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Security, International.
- National security.
- Internal security.
- Economic security.
- Security (Psychology).
- Threat (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- xii, 327 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- Summary:
- This revised edition of Seeking Security in an Insecure World provides a thorough, accessible introduction to contemporary security studies, All chapters are updated and multiple new topics are discussed, including the Syrian civil war, Russia's annexation of Crimea and its intervention in East Ukraine, the global refugee crisis, China's military buildup, the impact of fracking on oil and gas markets, and rapidly evolving cyberwar capabilities. Each chapter also addresses what has been and can be done to enhance security. Overall, Seeking Security in an Insecure World offers a clear and compelling framework for understanding what security means today and how it can best be achieved. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Meaning of Security Today 1
- Part I Traditional Sources of Insecurity
- 2 Conventional Weapons and War 25
- 3 Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Arms Control 49
- 4 Chemical and Biological Weapons 67
- 5 The Terrorist Threat 85
- 6 The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 105
- Part II New Sources of Insecurity
- 7 Infectious Disease and Health Insecurity 121
- 8 Transnational Criminal Organizations and Trafficking 139
- 9 Insecurity in Cyberspace 157
- Part III Political and Social Conditions of Security
- 10 The State of the State: National Security and Human Security 183
- 11 Economics and Security 207
- 12 Resources, the Environment, and Security 225
- 13 Seeking Security in an Insecure World 245.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442252134
- 1442252138
- 9781442252141
- 1442252146
- OCLC:
- 927166040
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