This thoroughly updated edition offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas throughout the world. Writing in an engaging style, Sean Kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global security.
This thoroughly updated edition offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas throughout the world. Writing in an engaging style, Sean Kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global security.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sean Kay is Robson Professor of Politics and Government at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he is also director of the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and chair of the International Studies Program. He is also an associate of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at the Ohio State University and a fellow at the Eisenhower Institute in Washington, D.C.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents Preface 1. Dynamics of Global Security Globalization of Security The New Distribution of Power The Nation-State Soft Power Asymmetric Power The Power of Nature Overview of the Book Suggested Reading 2. The Quest for Power The Traditions of Realism The Security Dilemma and Incentives for War Misperception, Coercion, and Credibility Offensive Realism The Realist Path to Security Deterrence Alliances and Concerts Hegemonic Stability and Offshore Balancing Realism Revised Global Security Primacy and the New Balancing Alliances, Dissuasion, and Strategic Partnerships Asymmetric Threats, Ethnic Conflict, and Identity Realism Clash of Civilizations Economic Realism Realists as Optimists Summary Suggested Reading 3. The Search for Peace Liberalism Neoliberal Institutionalism Cooperative Security Peace through Commerce Democratic Peace and Security Communities Emerging Security Paradigms Constructivism Transnational Civil Society Pacifism and Peace Movements Postmodernism Feminism and Gender Revolutionary Approaches Summary Suggested Reading 4. Great Powers and Grand Strategy The United States Russia China The European Union Summary Suggested Reading 5. Regional Flash Points India and Pakistan The Balance of Power and Nuclear Weapons Limited Deterrence Nuclear Dangers The Korean Peninsula The North Korean Threat The Nuclear Environment Averting Conflict-or a Nuclear Chain Reaction? Taiwan One China or Two? Unconventional War and Strategic Consequences Taiwan's Security Dilemma Interdependence and the Case against War The Persian Gulf and the Middle East American Primacy and the Iraq Conundrum Iran, Israel, and the Geopolitical Balance The Saudi Question An Uncertain Future Eurasia Russian Hegemony and Balancing Great Power Alignments Beyond the Status Quo Summary Suggested Reading 6. Technology and the Business of Security Revolution in Military Affairs The Limits of Technology in War From Science Fiction to Modern War The Dilemma of Advanced Technology Information and Security Information Power Knowledge and Power The Military Use of Space Spacepower Space Dominance The Space Race Strategic Dilemmas in Space: Missile Defense and Antisatellite Weapons The Business of Security The A. Q. Khan Nuclear Shopping Center Security Privatization Private Security Companies Outsourcing War The New Agenda Setters Sanctioning Security The Sanctions Dilemma Are Sanctions Better Than Nothing? Summary Suggested Reading 7. Asymmetric Conflict Strategy and Tactics of Asymmetric Conflict Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing The Balkans Rwanda Never Again? Terrorism and Insurgency The Meaning and Use of Terror The Evolution of Modern Terrorism Al Qaeda The Globalization of Terror Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction Defensive Dilemmas Summary Suggested Reading 8. Human Security What is Human Security? Human Rights and Democracy Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Degrees of Democracy Population and Demographic Change Population Trends and Demographic Developments Migration and Refugees Food and Health The Human Costs of War The Impact of War on Individuals The Social Effects of War The Impact of War on the Environment Summary Suggested Reading 9. The Environment and Energy Security What is Environmental Security? The Environment as a Source of Conflict An Evolving Environmental Security Paradigm Beyond Environmental Security Conceptualizing Energy Security Security Energy Resources and Flows Economic Development and Energy Security Environmental Dangers Climate Change Deforestation and Land Use Water Security Energy Scarcity and Safety Nuclear Energy Summary Suggested Reading 10. Meeting the Challenges of Power and Peace Applying Global Security Concepts The Quest for Power The Search for Peace From Theory to Practice: Education and Global Security Education and Global Security Education and National Power Education in Peace and Conflict What Can You Do? Conclusion Suggested Reading
Contents Preface 1. Dynamics of Global Security Globalization of Security The New Distribution of Power The Nation-State Soft Power Asymmetric Power The Power of Nature Overview of the Book Suggested Reading 2. The Quest for Power The Traditions of Realism The Security Dilemma and Incentives for War Misperception, Coercion, and Credibility Offensive Realism The Realist Path to Security Deterrence Alliances and Concerts Hegemonic Stability and Offshore Balancing Realism Revised Global Security Primacy and the New Balancing Alliances, Dissuasion, and Strategic Partnerships Asymmetric Threats, Ethnic Conflict, and Identity Realism Clash of Civilizations Economic Realism Realists as Optimists Summary Suggested Reading 3. The Search for Peace Liberalism Neoliberal Institutionalism Cooperative Security Peace through Commerce Democratic Peace and Security Communities Emerging Security Paradigms Constructivism Transnational Civil Society Pacifism and Peace Movements Postmodernism Feminism and Gender Revolutionary Approaches Summary Suggested Reading 4. Great Powers and Grand Strategy The United States Russia China The European Union Summary Suggested Reading 5. Regional Flash Points India and Pakistan The Balance of Power and Nuclear Weapons Limited Deterrence Nuclear Dangers The Korean Peninsula The North Korean Threat The Nuclear Environment Averting Conflict-or a Nuclear Chain Reaction? Taiwan One China or Two? Unconventional War and Strategic Consequences Taiwan's Security Dilemma Interdependence and the Case against War The Persian Gulf and the Middle East American Primacy and the Iraq Conundrum Iran, Israel, and the Geopolitical Balance The Saudi Question An Uncertain Future Eurasia Russian Hegemony and Balancing Great Power Alignments Beyond the Status Quo Summary Suggested Reading 6. Technology and the Business of Security Revolution in Military Affairs The Limits of Technology in War From Science Fiction to Modern War The Dilemma of Advanced Technology Information and Security Information Power Knowledge and Power The Military Use of Space Spacepower Space Dominance The Space Race Strategic Dilemmas in Space: Missile Defense and Antisatellite Weapons The Business of Security The A. Q. Khan Nuclear Shopping Center Security Privatization Private Security Companies Outsourcing War The New Agenda Setters Sanctioning Security The Sanctions Dilemma Are Sanctions Better Than Nothing? Summary Suggested Reading 7. Asymmetric Conflict Strategy and Tactics of Asymmetric Conflict Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing The Balkans Rwanda Never Again? Terrorism and Insurgency The Meaning and Use of Terror The Evolution of Modern Terrorism Al Qaeda The Globalization of Terror Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction Defensive Dilemmas Summary Suggested Reading 8. Human Security What is Human Security? Human Rights and Democracy Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Degrees of Democracy Population and Demographic Change Population Trends and Demographic Developments Migration and Refugees Food and Health The Human Costs of War The Impact of War on Individuals The Social Effects of War The Impact of War on the Environment Summary Suggested Reading 9. The Environment and Energy Security What is Environmental Security? The Environment as a Source of Conflict An Evolving Environmental Security Paradigm Beyond Environmental Security Conceptualizing Energy Security Security Energy Resources and Flows Economic Development and Energy Security Environmental Dangers Climate Change Deforestation and Land Use Water Security Energy Scarcity and Safety Nuclear Energy Summary Suggested Reading 10. Meeting the Challenges of Power and Peace Applying Global Security Concepts The Quest for Power The Search for Peace From Theory to Practice: Education and Global Security Education and Global Security Education and National Power Education in Peace and Conflict What Can You Do? Conclusion Suggested Reading
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