Global Security in the Twenty-first Century
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Global Security in the Twenty-first Century: The Quest for Power and the Search for Peace

Global Security in the Twenty-first Century: The Quest for Power and the Search for Peace


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A second edition of this book is now available. Offering a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas, this book takes as its central theme the key but evolving role of power within the international system. Combining theory and practice, Sean Kay surveys the full range of conceptual frameworks for thinking about power and peace and examines a wide array of current flashpoints in the Middle East, Asia, and Eurasia. He also explores trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, transnational crime, and terrorism. The book goes beyond common understandings of national defense to consider human security in the form of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, and energy. Writing in an engaging style, 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.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Global Security Chapter 2: The Quest for Power Chapter 3: The Search for Peace Chapter 4: Great Powers and Grand Strategies Chapter 5: Regional Flashpoints Chapter 6: Technology and the Business of Security Chapter 7: Asymmetrical Conflict Chapter 8: Human Security Chapter 9: The Environment and Energy Security Chapter 10: Meeting the Challenges of Power and Peace

About the Author :
Sean Kay is chair of the international studies program and professor of politics and government at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Review :
This book addresses the dialectic between the quest for power and the search for peace, one of the most important issues of our time. A work of exceptional clarity and depth, it ought to set the agenda for how the international community understands and provides security for the rest of us. -- Christopher Coker, London School of Economics Sean Kay's comprehensive book provides an important guide to power and peace in the era of globalization. It places traditional international relations theories into the modern context, analyzes great power relations, assesses regional flashpoints, discusses human and environmental security, and evaluates the impact of technology on security policy. This is essential reading for any student of national security affairs. -- Hans Binnendijk, National Defense University Sean Kay has written a brilliant and sweeping strategic survey of today's world environment. It is a must-read for all those who want to understand the security complexities and challenges we face and the policy implications this changing world presents. -- Anthony C. Zinni, General USMC (Retired)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780742537675
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 531 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0742537676
  • Publisher Date: 13 Feb 2006
  • Height: 233 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Quest for Power and the Search for Peace
  • Width: 155 mm


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