Seeking Security in an Insecure World

Informationen zum Autor Dan Caldwell is distinguished professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University. Robert E. Williams, Jr. is professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University. Klappentext All chapters in this new edition are updated and a wide range of 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. Zusammenfassung All chapters in this new edition are updated and a wide range of 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter 1: The Meaning of Security TodayI: Traditional Sources of InsecurityChapter 2: Conventional Weapons and WarChapter 3:Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Arms ControlChapter 4: Chemical and Biological WeaponsChapter 5: The Terrorist ThreatChapter 6: The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass DestructionII: New Sources of InsecurityChapter 7: Infectious Disease and Health InsecurityChapter 8: Transnational Criminal Organizations and TraffickingChapter 9: Insecurity in CyberspaceIII: Political and Social Conditions of SecurityChapter 10: The State of the State: National Security and Human SecurityChapter 11: Economics and SecurityChapter 12: Resources, the Environment, and SecurityChapter 13: Seeking Security in an Insecure WorldNotesSelected BibliographyAbout the Authors

Product details

• Authors: Dan Caldwell, Dan Williams Caldwell, Caldwell Dan, Robert E. Williams, Robert E. Jr. Williams, Williams Robert E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2016
• EAN: 9781442252141
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5214-1
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Terrorism, armed struggle, Public safety issues, Social and ethical issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, International Security;Political Science