Multilateralism and security institutions in an era of globalization

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.

The evolution of strategic thought : classic Adelphi papers

The Evolution of Strategic Thought is an excellent collection. It is recommended for all those with an interest in the development of Western strategic thought over the last half century.

Culture and security : symbolic power and the politics of international security

"In this volume Michael Williams examines the role of culture in contemporary security policies, and provides a critical overview of the ways in which culture has been theorized in security studies. This book offers key insights into contemporary security politics and transatlantic relations, and will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of international relations, security …

Critical security studies : concepts and cases

Brings together a diverse new group of analysts seeking to explore issues of international relations and contribute to the development of a self-consciously critical perspective within security studies.

Beyond security, ethics and violence : war against the other

"Anthony Burke offers an analysis of the historical roots of sovereignty and security, his critique of just war theory, and new essays on strategy, the concept of freedom and US exceptionalism. He pursues searching critical engagements with thinkers such as Giorgio Agamben, Hardt and Negri, Emmanuel Levinas, Carl von Clausewitz, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Michael Walzer, Michel Foucault and William …

A global security triangle : European, African and Asian interaction

The urgency attached to the agenda of international terrorism and human and drug-trafficking has forced the EU into new cooperation with Africa and Asia. The EU has developed various strategies towards Africa and the Asian regions. This book provides conceptual and empirical arguments to offer a fresh perspective on the EU as a global actor.

Cooperative security and the balance of power in ASEAN and ARF

In this book, Emmers addresses the key question: to what extent may the balance of power play a part in such cooperative security arrangements and in the calculations of the participants of ASEAN and the ART? He investigates the role of the power balance in detailed examinations of the creation of the forum, ASEAN's response to the Indochina conflict and the South China sea dispute.

Regions and powers: the structure of international security

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

052181412X

Collation

xxiv, 564 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series Title

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 91

Call Number

[POL-LIB-40]