{"product_id":"military-spending-and-global-security-humanitarian-and-environmental-perspectives-9780367493417","title":"Military Spending and Global Security: Humanitarian and Environmental Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the global military expenditure and its implications for global security. It argues that increasing military expenditure is not the best response to the emergencies militarization has helped create and that militarization is paradoxically both a cause of and a response to the grave challenges our society is facing. It discusses the scope of military spending around the world, its link with conflict and security threats, and how it prevents us from adequately dealing with global environmental problems like climate change. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 168 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobal military expenditure reached an estimated $1,822 billion in 2018, a staggering sum that reflects the immense investment countries make in their armed forces. This book delves into the complex and multifaceted implications of this spending, questioning what it responds to and what it truly entails in terms of global security. Drawing from extensive prior knowledge and research on military expenditure, the authors offer an all-encompassing, in-depth, and original analysis of military spending as a key and often overlooked factor of global instability. They argue that increasing military expenditure is not the best response to the emergencies militarization itself has helped create. Instead, militarization is paradoxically both a cause of and a response to the grave challenges our society is facing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explains why people are not well served by nation-states that continuously seek to out-compete one another in the size and destructive powers of their militaries. It discusses the scope of military spending around the world, highlighting how militarism is linked with conflict and security threats, and how it further prevents us from adequately dealing with global environmental problems like climate change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a must-read for scholars, researchers, and students from a wide range of disciplines. It will also appeal to professionals from the third sector and activists working on issues related to peace, security, and militarism, as well as social and climate justice. By shedding light on the hidden costs and consequences of military spending, this book contributes to a more informed and responsible approach to global security and development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780367493417\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44104721793274,"sku":"9780367493417","price":42.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/noImage_1_8a7662e1-2974-428a-a7b4-7772743fb559.jpg?v=1654416532","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/military-spending-and-global-security-humanitarian-and-environmental-perspectives-9780367493417","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}