New Threats and New Actors in International Security
Elke . Ed(S): Krahmann
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Paperback. Editor(s): Krahmann, Elke. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349529841
SKU
V9781349529841
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99-15
About Elke . Ed(S): Krahmann
ELKE KRAHMANN is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Bristol, UK.
Reviews for New Threats and New Actors in International Security
"Viewing non-state forces appropriately as capable of both degrading and enhancing global stability, this insightful volume is useful theoretically and empirically in broadening commonly-held notions of security and governance." - Robert Mandel, Lewis & Clark College