There are two types of security community: those that create a political community between themselves by institution building (such as the EU); and those that are pluralistic and are aligned through shared values, responsiveness to each others needs and policy goals by their political elites (such as the UK and Ireland or the USA and Canada). Bellamy seeks to examine the impact of the developme…
"Assesses the current structures of foreign assistance and makes recommendations for efficient coordination. Drawing on expertise from the full range of foreign aid agencies, examines foreign assistance across four categories: security, economic, humanitarian, and political"--Provided by publisher.
The thawing of the Cold War has brought new concerns over the nature of European security to the fore and uncovered major differences in the approaches of individual states to changed circumstances. This book clarifies the options for a new European security order and contribute to the growing debate. It adopts a medium-term analytical approach and uses a three-tier format, covering the nature…
This book provides a critical analysis of the changing discourse and practice of post-conflict security-promoting interventions since the Cold War.
Security studies as a branch of international relations theory is evaluated from the perspective of the main rival theories - realism, neorealism, liberal institutionalism, classic economic liberalism, and Marxism - to explain why international figures choose or eschew force and coercive threats in order to elicit favourable outcomes.
By highlighting diverse sources that shaped Boyd?s thinking, and by offering a comprehensive overview of his work, this volume demonstrates that the common interpretation of the meaning of Boyd?s OODA loop concept is incomplete.
Asserts that states pursue social actions to serve self-identity needs, even when these actions compromise their physical existence. This book analyzes three forms of social action, sometimes referred to as 'motives' of state behavior (moral, humanitarian, and honor-driven) through an ontological security approach.
"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 …
Offers an examination of two of the most crucial and controversial issues in international relations - the evolution of particular concepts of multilateralism, and whether international security institutions are objects of state choice and/or consequential. This book combines a variety of theoretical perspectives with detailed empirical examples.
"This new work defines national security strategy, its objectives, the problems it confronts, and the influences that constrain and facilitate its development and implementation in a post-Cold War, post-9/11 environment. The authors note that making and implementing national strategy centers on risk management and present a model for assessing strategic risks and the process for allocating limi…