1st Edition

Globalization and Conflict National Security in a 'New' Strategic Era

Edited By Robert G. Patman Copyright 2007
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

This volume highlights the gap between the new security environment and the notion of state-centred national security favoured by Washington, showing how a Cold War phenomenon known as the national security state, in which defence and foreign policy interests essentially converge, remains largely intact. The conventional wisdom since the suicide attacks of 9/11 is that the world has been... Read more
Part I: Introduction  1. Globalization, the End of the Cold War and the Doctrine of National Security Robert G. Patman  Part II: Globalization and the New Security Environment  2. The Concept of Security in a Globalizing World Steve Smith  3. Globalization and Violent Political Dissent in Developing Countries Philip Nel  Part III: Challenges of ‘The Unipolar Moment’  4. Globalization, American Exceptionalism and Security James Gibney  5. The Impact of the 'Vietnam Syndrome' on US Foreign Policy in a Post-Cold War World  David A. Welch  6. Afghanistan, the ‘War on Terror’, and the Continuing Quest for Security Najibullah Lafraie  Part IV: New Conflicts in the Post-Cold War Era  7. Russia, America and the New Conflicts in Central Asia Rouben Azizian  8. Globalization and the ‘New Wars’: The Case of Chechnya Jim Headley  9. Globalization, Power and Reform in the Middle East: Arab Responses to September 11 and its Aftermath  Leanne Piggott  10. Humanitarian Intervention in East Timor: Some Ingredients for Building Sustainable Security? Anthony Hayward  Part V: Managing the New Security Environment  11. Globalization, Peace Operations and the New Wars of the 1990s: Operational Challenges and Lessons Learned Peter Viggo Jakobsen  12. Requirements for Effective Military Intervention Rupert Smith  13. Managing Civil Conflicts in Eastern Africa Gilbert Khadiagala  Part VI: Conclusion 14. The Future of National Security Robert Ayson

Biography

Robert G. Patman