Geopolitical and Geosecurity Implications of Globalization

The authors believe that national security is no longer simply national but also transnational and transcultural in its scope, and globalisation has a significant role to play in the development of security and strategic agendas at all levels. The pursuit of global security is a transnational phenomenon which is heightened and potentially hindered by the globalisation process. This publication proposes an alternative new security principle, which the editor believes is central to the understanding and attainment of lasting security and peace in todays globalised world. The principle, termed "justice-based penta-security", states that "in a globalised world, security is a pentagon of human, environmental, national, transnational and transcultural security, and global security and the security of any one state or culture cannot, therefore, be achieved without good domestic and global governance that guarantees security through justice for all individuals, states, and cultures." Through an examination of the economic, political, environmental, societal, and military links between globalisation and security, this book provides insight into a complicated and diverse problem while proposing solutions to some of the more pressing issues that states are currently facing. This book contributes an innovative new theory and a unique perspective to the vast literature on globalisation and security in a way never before achieved, making it a vital reference to any comprehensive study of these issues. Contributing authors include Neil MacFarlane, Urs Luterbacher, Anthony Cordesman, Bethany Webster, Cedric Dupont, Graeme Herd and Nayef R F Al-Rodhan.

Table of Contents:
The Geopolitical and Geosecurity Implications of Globalisation: Proposal of a New Security Principle; Globalisation and Security; Globalisation and Security: The Economic Dimension; Global Change, The Environment, and Conflict; Societal Security and Globalisation; Political Security and Globalisation; The Security Impact of Globalisation: Living with Uncertainty and Complexity; The Future of Globalised Security; Index.

Review :
"This book is a timely, highly relevant, multifaceted and most interesting contribution to the thinking on international security and globalisation. The key argument of the book that security can, in a globalised world, only be achieved through increased international cooperation at every level, including the cultural one, is pertinent. Security has ceased to be a zero sum game. It is an objective we have to work towards jointly." -- Ambassador Dr Theodor H Winkler, Director, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Geneva, Switzerland "In becoming a household name (and often a whipping-boy), the idea of globalization has risked losing some of its focus and diagnostic force. This book faces up to the challenge of defining it and explores its many implications, with a linking theme of multi-dimensional security. It adds up to a versatile reader that also leaves questions open for further thought." -- Alyson J K Bailes, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Stockholm, Sweden "This diverse and rich collection of essays explores the complex links between globalisation and contemporary security issues. It advances our understanding on a range of issues, and provides useful snapshots of key environmental, economic, political and geostrategic risks, challenges and vulnerabilities." -- Dr Keith Krause, Director, Programme in Strategic and International Security Studies, Graduate Institute of International Studies and Programme Director, Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland