New Threats and New Actors in International Security / edited by E. Krahmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krahmann, Elke.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Politics and war.

International Relations.

Military and Defence Studies.

Local Subjects:

International Relations.

Military and Defence Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Non-state threats and actors have become key topics in contemporary international security as since the end of the Cold War the notion that state is the primary unit of interest in international security has increasingly been challenged. Statistics show that today many more people are killed by ethnic conflicts, HIV/AIDS or the proliferation of small arms than by international war. Moreover, non-state actors, such as non-governmental organizations, private military companies and international regimes, are progressively complementing or even replacing states in the provision of security. Suggesting that such developments can be understood as part of a shift from government to governance in international security, this book examines both how private actors have become one of the main sources of insecurity in the contemporary world and how non-state actors play a growing role in combating these threats.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abstracts; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Civil War; Part III: Terrorism and Transnational Crime; Part IV: HIV/AIDS; Part V: Small Arms and Light Weapons; Part VI: Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-222) and index.

ISBN:

9786611365226

9781281365224

128136522X

9781403981660

1403981663

OCLC:

320321028