Understanding New Security Threats

This textbook explores non-traditional forms of security, including non-state actors and non-human actors, and proposes an expansive view of security that goes beyond traditional state-centered threats. It highlights the interconnection of old and new threats, the global erosion of borders, and the recognition of unconventional security challenges as hard security challenges. The chapters offer local and global examples and engage with various theoretical approaches to provide solutions to these problems. It is of great interest to students of international security studies, human security, global politics, and international relations.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 254 pages
\n Publication date: 28 February 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive textbook delves into the realm of non-traditional forms of security, broadening the concept of security to encompass non-state actors and non-human actors. It presents an expansive perspective on non-traditional security, recognizing that traditional state-centered threats, such as nuclear proliferation and espionage, remain significant concerns. However, the book goes beyond these traditional boundaries by acknowledging the interconnectedness of old and new threats, which create complex and interlocking puzzles often associated with wicked problems and wicked messes.

Given the global erosion of borders, the book highlights how unconventional security challenges interact in ways that defy traditional conceptual definitions, conceptual maps, and national policies. It recognizes that what was once considered low politics or soft issues, such as diseases, gender violence, food insecurity, underdevelopment, and crime, are now recognized as hard security challenges in the twenty-first century.

The chapters in this book provide both local and global examples, engaging with various theoretical approaches to help readers gain a broader understanding of the topic. Solutions are also proposed to address these complex challenges, fostering a deeper understanding and promoting meaningful discussions. Each chapter includes discussion questions to facilitate class discussions and encourage critical thinking.

This book is a valuable resource for students studying international security studies, human security, global politics, and international relations. It offers a comprehensive and insightful examination of non-traditional forms of security, providing a foundation for understanding the complex dynamics of contemporary security issues.

\n Weight: 628g\n
Dimension: 189 x 254 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781138104723\n \n