Europe alone : small state security without the United States / edited b David Schultz, Aurelija Pūraitė, and Vidmantė Giedraitytė.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giedraitytė, Vidmantė, editor.

Pūraitė, Aurelija, 1978- editor.

Schultz, David A. (David Andrew), 1958- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security.

Lithuania--Foreign relations--1991-.

Lithuania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

Europe Alone explores the prospects of European security in a future when the United States may no longer be a reliable partner. Leading security scholars offer a multifaceted approach to the changing role and meaning of national security into the future from the perspective of small states.

Contents:

Europe Alone

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of the Definition of, and Research into, Security of a Small State

Part I: Geopolitical Challenges and Security Threats

2 The End of the American Century: European Security without the United States

3 The Complexity of Defense of the Small States in the Shadow of Russia's Power: The Case Analysis of the Baltic States

4 Economic Security Indicators during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis

5 The Emerging Concepts of Energy Security: Energy Resilience

6 Ecological Threats

7 Terrorism as a Global Threat to Security

Part II: Challenges and Threats to EU and National Security

8 EU Security Policy and Priorities: Highway or a Cliff at the End of the Road?

9 Organized Crime and Corruption as a Security Threat

10 Artificial Intelligence and National Defense

11 International and State-Level Emergencies and Military Threats

12 Small States and Disaster Preparedness

Part III: Challenges and Threats to Public, Institutional, and Personal Security

13 A Crisis of Values and Challenges to the Contemporary Human-Rights-Based World Order

14 Challenges of Sustainable Development in the Global and National Context

15 Interinstitutional and Cross-Sectorial Collaboration to Ensure Security

16 Big Leadership Potential of a Small State

17 New Competencies and Leadership in Law Enforcement Institutions

18 Conclusion: Between Security and Safety-Outlines for the Contours of Research in Search of a Holistic Approach

Index

About the Editors and Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Schultz, David Europe Alone

ISBN:

9781538167298