Publisher's Synopsis
Since the end of the cold war, a diverse and expansive array of issues have been identified as "new" security threats ranging from ethnic conflict, environmental degradation, and resource scarcity to weapons proliferation, uncontrolled migration, and organized crime. This has sparked an intense and contentious debate about the appropriate parameters and priorities of security policy. The traditional concern with military threats is increasingly criticized as being too narrow, anachronistic, and often preoccupied with the interests of the state as opposed to the individual. This book assesses how the meaning of security is changing around the world and, more specifically, how the new security issues are perceived and debated in different countries and regions. With individual chapters dealing with North America, the former Soviet Union, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, China, the ASEAN bloc, and the countries of the Southwest Pacific, this book represents the first truly global survey of its kind. It is an invaluable resource for those seeking deeper insight into the contemporary international debate about emerging security concerns.
