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• The future of security studies / Alexandra Gheciu, William C. Wohlforth
• Statistics and International Security / Adam Lauretig, Bear Braumoeller
• Methods in constructivist approaches / Jeff Checkel
• Methods in critical security studies / Mark Salter, Can Mutlu
• Game theory and the future of international security / Andrew H. Kydd
• Biology, evolution and international security / Rose McDermott, Peter K. Hatemi
• Systemic theory and the future of Great Power war and peace / Dale Copeland
• Mega-trends in armed violence / Aaron Clauset, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
• Leaders, leadership and international security / Michael Horowitz
• Religion and international security / Daniel Philpott
• The future of international security norms / Leslie Vinjamuri
• Security and "Security Studies": Conceptual Evolution and Historical Transformation / Keith Krause, Michael Williams
• Economics of war and peace / Jonathan D. Caverley
• The Changing Geography of Global Security / Fiona Adamson
• The Great Debate: The Nuclear-Political Question and World Order, 1945-2015 / Daniel Deudney
• Public/private interactions and practices of security / Deborah Avant, Virginia Haufler
• Nuclear proliferation: the risks of prediction / Etel Solingen
• The Global South and International Security / Rita Abrahamsen, Adam Sandor
• Arms Control / Jennifer Erikson
• Nationalism and International Security / Brendan O'Leary, Nicholas Sambanis
• Energy security / Thierry Bros
• Migration / Audie Klotz
• Expertise and Practice: The evolving relationship between study and practice of security / Iver Neumann, Ole Jacob Sending
• Humanitarian intervention / Jennifer M. Welsh
• Environmental security / Joshua Busby
• The Crime Scene: What Lessons for International Security? / Anja Jakobi
• Terrorism / Audrey Kurth Cronin
• Intelligence and international politics / Robert Jervis
• Trajectories for future cyber security research / Ron Deibert
• Counter-insurgency / Austin Long
• International security and development / Necla Tschirgi
• Drone Proliferation in the 21st Century / Sarah Kreps, Matt Fuhrmann, Michael Horowitz
• Images and international security / Lene Hansen
• Feminist Security and Security Studies / Laura Sjoberg
• Maritime security / Sarah Percy
• Global Health and Security / Sue Peterson
• The politics of national security / Ron Krebs
• Great Powers / Barry Buzan
• Alliances / Sten Rynning, Olivier Schmitt
• The UN Security Council / Ian Hurd
• Regional security complexes and organizations / Matteo Legrenzi, Fred H. Lawson
• International criminal accountability and transnational advocacy networks (TANs) / Hans Peter Schmitz
• Civil-military relations / Lindsay Cohn, Damon Coletta, Peter Feaver
• Critical security studies / Chris Hendershot, David Mutimer
• Realisms / Adam Quinn
• Constructivisms / Michael L. Barnett
• Liberal approaches / John Owen
• What is a PARIS Approach to (In)securitisation? Political Anthropological Research for International Sociology / Didier Bigo, Emma McCluskey

This Oxford Handbook is the definitive volume on the state of international security and the academic field of security studies. It provides a tour of the most innovative and exciting news areas of research as well as major developments in established lines of inquiry. It presents a comprehensive portrait of an exciting field, with a distinctively forward-looking theme, focusing on the question: what does it mean to think about the future of international security? The key assumption underpinning this volume is that all scholarly claims about international security, both normative and positive, have implications for the future. By examining international security to extract implications for the future, the volume provides clarity about the real meaning and practical implications for those involved in this field. Yet, contributions to this volume are not exclusively forecasts or prognostications, and the volume reflects the fact that, within the field of security studies, there are diverse views on how to think about the future. Readers will find in this volume some of the most influential mainstream (positivist) voices in the field of international security as well as some of the best known scholars representing various branches of critical thinking about security. The topics covered in the Handbook range from conventional international security themes such as arms control, alliances and Great Power politics, to "new security" issues such as global health, the roles of non-state actors, cyber-security, and the power of visual representations in international security. The Oxford Handbooks of International Relations is a twelve-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and innovative engagements with the principal sub-fields of International Relations. The series as a whole is under the General Editorship of Christian Reus-Smith of the University of Queensland and Duncan Snidal of the University of Oxford, with each volume edited by a distinguished pair of specialists in their respective fields. The series both surveys the broad terrain of International Relations scholarship and reshapes it, pushing each sub-field in challenging new directions. Following the example of the original Reus-Smit and Snidal The Oxford Handbook of International Relations, each volume is organized around a strong central thematic by a pair of scholars drawn from alternative perspectives, reading its sub-field in an entirely new way, and pushing scholarship in challenging new directions.
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• PART I: QUESTIONS AND CONCEPTS
• 1. International Relations and International Security.-
• 2. Continuity and Change in International Security Studies.-
• 3. The Politics of International Security<.- PART II: TRADITIONAL SECURITY ISSUES
• 4. Interstate War.-
• 5. Intrastate War.-
• 6. Weapons Proliferation.-
• 7. International Terrorism.-
• 8. International Crime.- PART III: THE NEW SECURITY AGENDA
• 9. International Economic Security.-
• 10. International Environmental and Resource Security.-
• 11. International Public Health.-
• 12. International Population Trends.-
• 13. Cyber and Information Security.- Conclusion.
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This text introduces the politics of security: how and why issues are interpreted as security threats and how such threats are managed. It now includes an additional chapter on cyber security, but retains the same approach that gives readers the conceptual tools and knowledge of real-world problems required for a systematic approach to the subject.
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• 1. Understanding the design of security commitments--
• 2. A typology of third-party commitments--
• 3. Time consistency and entrapment--
• 4. Evidence of moral hazard in military alliances--
• 5. A theory of commitment design--
• 6. Testing the implications for alliance design--
• 7. Deterrent commitments in East Asia--
• 8. Constructing security in today's world.
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Constructing International Security helps policy makers and students recognize effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships. Brett V. Benson shows that there are systematic differences among types of security commitments. Understanding these commitments is key, because commitments, such as formal military alliances and extended deterrence threats, form the basis of international security order. Benson argues that sometimes the optimal commitment conditions military assistance on specific hostile actions the adversary might take. At other times, he finds, it is best to be ambiguous by leaving an ally and adversary uncertain about whether the third party will intervene. Such uncertainty transfers risk to the ally, thereby reducing the ally's motivation to behave too aggressively. The choice of security commitment depends on how well defenders can observe hostilities leading to war and on their evaluations of dispute settlements, their ally's security and the relative strength of the defender.
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• Foreword / John Chipman
• Introduction / Alexander Nicoll and Tim Huxley
• I. Global security dynamics. Address to the IISS 50th Anniversary Dinner / Carl Bildt
• Preventing a new age of nuclear insecurity / William Hague
• Current conflicts : Afghanistan / Francesc Vendrell
• European armies : the challenge / David Richards
• Europe and conflict resolution : isolated or engaged? / Karl Eikenberry
• Strategic Survey 2008 launch address / John Chipman
• The war in the Caucasus : causes and strategic implications / Oksana Antonenko
• II. Perspectives on Asian security. Keynote address to the 7th IISS Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue / Lee Hsien Loong
• Challenges to stability in the Asia-Pacific / Robert Gates
• Charting a new frontier : 'global Korea' in the twenty-first century / Han Seung-soo
• The future of East Asian security / Ma Xiaotian
• Keynote address to the 1st IISS-Citi India Global Forum / Shiv Shankar Menon
• Asian military modernisation : key areas of concern / Michael McDevitt
• Asian environmental concerns / Jeffrey Mazo
• III. The widening security agenda. Restoring peace in complex emergencies / Jakob Kellenberger
• Economics in conflict resolution / Ronald Cohen
• Assessing political risk / Nigel Inkster.

• Abstracts
• Rethinking human security / Pierre Sané
• Human security and human rights interaction / Wolfgang Benedek
• Conceptualising the environmental dimension of human security in the UN / Hans Günter Brauch
• The ethical challenges of human security in the age of globalisation / J. Peter Burgess
• Building the agenda of human security : Policy and practice within the human security network / Keith Krause
• Gender aspects of human security / Ghada Moussa
• Basic elements of a policy framework for human security / Paul Oquist
• The uncertain future of human security in the UN / Taylor Owen.

This book provides seven studies that address major issues such as the human rights and human security nexus, gender aspects of human security, ethical and environmental challenges, human security as a basic element for a policy framework, the human security agenda developed by the Human Security Network, and debates on human security within the United Nations. Building on its variety of themes, the book takes account of the complexity and scope of the concept of human security, and proposes thereby to refresh and enrich discussion. Contributors are internationally renowned experts in the different subfields of human security. This title offers an overview of current trends and insights on what is at stake if the international community is to maintain the momentum created a few years ago when the concept of human security emerged. It is designed to help both newcomers and experts in the field of human security. Readers will find inspiration in the new developments of a concept that aims to shape practical action to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.
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Human security is about everyday realities of violent conflict and poverty, humanitarian crises, epidemic diseases, injustice and inequality. It is about freedom from fear and freedom from want. It is much different from state-related security with its emphasis on military force, territory and sovereignty. Human security places the security of individuals, communities and global humanity ahead of the security concerns of the state. How does human security relate to international security? Can human security still be advanced in a global climate of intrastate conflict, the war on terror and increasing nuclear tensions? This book challenges prevailing security thinking and explores basic standards of humanity.This multi-authored book deals with the origins and developments of human security as a concept and how it is used in policy practice. It presents new approaches by focusing on alternative discourses, the actors involved, and the new forms of governance that are required. It outlines the challenges human security faces in different parts of the world due to conflict, terrorism and new wars; globalisation and the resurgence of religion; development cooperation, environmental problems and the role of science. Facing the challenges, this book aims to raise human security out of the status of a contemporary 'problematique' by bringing it closer to a 'resolutique'. 'I am convinced that this book provides an original contribution and a further impetus to developing well-grounded academic and policy responses to world-wide problems that so urgently require solutions' - M.S. Swaminathan, PresidentPugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
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• 1. Introduction: The Challenge of the New Security Agenda.
• Part 1: Analytical Framework.2. Thinking about Security after the Cold War.3. Theorizing about Security after the Cold War.
• Part 2: Environment, Resources and Migration.4. Environmental Security.5. The Struggle for Resources: Oil and Water.6. People on the Move: Migration and Demography as a Security Issue.
• Part 3: The "New Wars" and Intervention.7. Understanding Contemporary War and Insecurity.8. Dilemmas and Challenges of Intervention.
• Part 4: Asymmetric Power and Asymmetric Threats.9. International Terrorism and the Impact of 9/11.10. Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.11. Conclusion: The Challenges for the Future.
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"International Security: The Contemporary Agenda" is a cutting-edge introduction to key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary examples, it is an essential guide for students seeking to understand the theoretical and empirical debates over the fast-changing nature of international security today. The book is clearly organized into four main sections. Section 1 provides an analytical framework for the book, identifying the most significant post-Cold War shifts in international security and recent theoretical developments in security studies.Section 2 looks at environmental security, including the threat of resource-based conflict, most notably over oil and water, and the perceived security challenges of international migration. Section 3 analyses the root causes of the so-called new wars, and the broader insecurity found in many regions of the South. Dilemmas and problems of intervention, including the controversial debate over humanitarian intervention, are examined in detail. Section 4 discusses new security challenges posed by international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It explores the strategies and policies adopted by the United States, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11. This book will be valuable reading for students of international relations, international security and strategic studies.
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• An introduction to security in international relations
• The problem of war in international politics
• The appropriate distribution of power
• Seeking cheap victories
• Deterrence and arms control
• The great-power concert
• Wilsonian collective security
• Complex multilateralism and integration
• Negotiation and mediation
• Peacekeeping
• Peace enforcement and peace imposition
• Peacebuilding
• Conclusion.

• Part I: Peace and Security * 'A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility' - The Report of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change * The Peacebuilding Commission: Linking Security and Development * Human Security and the War on Terror * Achieving Nuclear Non-proliferation: A New Zealand Perspective * Women, War and Peace: Mobilizing for Security and Justice in the 21st Century * Part II: Sustainable Human Development * Globalization, Poverty and Security * Trade and Security in an Interconnected World * Climate Change: Emerging Insecurities * Migration, Development and Security * Securing a Healthier World * Biodiversity and Security * Food Security * Water Security: What Role for International Water Law? * Urban Safety: A Collective Challenge for Sustainable Human Settlements Development * Part III: Global Governance * America as Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power? * The Emergence and Role of Regional Governance * Human and Environmental Rights: The Need for Corporate Accountability * Reforming Environmental Governance * Democracy in an Uncertain World.
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Security has tended to be seen as based on military force, yet this illusion is crumbling, literally and figuratively, before our eyes in the conflict zones of Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. It is now clear that real human security, defined by the Commission on Human Security as 'protecting vital freedoms', can only be achieved if the full range of issues that underpin human security - including environmental integrity - are addressed. This ground-breaking book, authored by prominent international decision makers, tackles the global human security problem across the range of core issues including terrorism, nuclear proliferation, access to water, food security, loss of biodiversity and climate change. The authors identify the causes of insecurity, articulate the linkages between the different elements of human security and outline an agenda for engaging stakeholders from across the globe in building the foundations of genuine and lasting human security for all nations and all people. This is powerful, necessary, solution-focused reading in these times of peril, global conflict, mass inequity and rampant environmental degradation.
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• Introduction. What Is Security? Realism and Security. Security Communities and Democratic Peace. The Broader Agenda. Economic Security. Societal Security. Environmental Security. Gender and Security. Postmodernism and Security. Critical Security. Conclusions.
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Michael Sheehan provides a masterly survey of the varied positions that scholars have adopted in interpreting "security", one of the most contested terms in international relations, and asks whether a synthesis is possible that both widens and deepens our understanding of the concept. Sheehan begins by outlining the classical realist approach of Morgenthau and Carr and the ideas of their neorealist heirs. He then explores how the economic security approach embraces both defense economics and human security from poverty and hunger; and how environmental security links environment and security in a fundamental challenge to the international political hierarchy. Next, tackling the various postpositivist perspectives on security, all of which stem from worldviews fundamentally different from that of realism, he explains the range of feminist thought on security, the ideas of the critical security school, and the main concerns of postmodern security theory. In conclusion, revealing his own interpretation of security, he makes the case for a postpositivist conception that links human emancipation, justice, and peace.
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• Introduction:
• 1. Hard and Soft European Security Dynamics in the 21st Century Dr. Julian Lindley-French, Faculty Member, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Geneva, Switzerland Exploring the Issues
• 2. Illegal Migration: Ukraine Dr. Leonid Polyakov, Director, Military Programs, Ukrainian Center for Economic & Political Studies, Kiev, Ukraine
• 3. Illegal Migration: Russia Dr. Irina Ivakhniouk, Senior Researcher, Faculty of Economics, Moscow State "Lomonosov" University, Russian Federation
• 4. Trafficking: Prostitution and Human Body Parts Col. Nick Pratt (ret.), College of International Security Studies, George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
• 5. Trafficking Small & Light Arms: Dr. Leonid Ryabikhin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Moscow, Russian Federation International Responses and Regional Case Study
• 6. EU Response: Dr. David Brown, Senior Lecturer, Royal Military Academy, Defence Academy, UK US Homeland Security: Dr. Jack Clarke, College of International Security Studies, George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
• 8. Soft Security in the Balkan Region Dr. Fotios Moustakis, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Studies, Britannia Royal Naval College, UK Conclusions:
• 9. Strenghening 'Sot Security': What is to be done? James Sherr Conflict Studies research Cnetre, UK Defence Academy
• 10. Soft Security Trends and Projections Anne Aldis, CSRC, UK Defence Academy, UK & Dr. Graeme Herd, College of International Security Studies, George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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This book offers an in-depth assessment of 'soft security' threats in Europe and Eurasia. These threats are now posed by many kinds of trafficking and are being responded to with a range of methods. Experts from around the world are brought together to provide a detailed analysis of the various aspects of trafficking, covering illegal migrants, the black market weapons trade, sex trafficking and drugs. They consider the nature of this threat facing society and the effectiveness of national and international attempts to eradicate it. An assessment of EU responses to 'soft security' and a case study of US Homeland Security deliver the latest developments in this key area. Is the concept of 'soft security' useful to analysts and policy-makers? Will they be able to manage these sources of insecurity successfully in the future? This work provides likely trends and projections to resolve these pressing questions. This book is a Special Issue of the leading journal "European Security.".
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• The concept of collective security law: M. Koskenniemi (1996), the place of law in collective security-- H.J. Morgenthau (1946), diplomacy-- J.L. Brierly (1946), the covenant and the charter-- V.S. Mani (1995), the role of law and legal considerations in the functions of the United Nations. Actors within the United Nations - powers and legitimacy: D.D. Caron (1993), the legitimacy of the collective authority of the security council-- K. Harper (1994), does the United Nations Security Council have the competence to act as court and legislature?-- M. Koskenniemi (1995), the police in the temple - order, justice and the UN - a dialectical view-- N.D. White (2000), the legality of bombing in the name of humanity-- R. Lavalle (1990), the inherent powers of the UN Secretary General in the political sphere - a legal analysis-- J.E. Alvarez (1996), judging the Security Council-- D. Akande (1996), the role of the International Court of Justice in the maintenance of international peace. UN collective security measures: D.M. Malone, K. Wermester (2000), boom or bust? the changing nature of UN peacekeeping-- W.M. Reisman, D.L. Sterick (1998), the applicability of international law standards to United Nations economic sanctions programmes-- C. Warbrick (1995), the United Nations system - a place for criminal courts?-- O. Schachter (1991), United Nations law in the Gulf conflict-- J. Lobel, M. Ratner (1999), bypassing the Security Council - ambiguous authorizations to use force, cease-fires and the Iraqi inspection regime. Collective security outside the UN: B. Simma (1999), NATO, the UN and the use of force - legal aspects-- C. Walter (1997), Security Council control over regional action-- D. O'Brien (2000), the search for subsidiarity - the UN, African regional organizations and humanitarian action.
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There are many definitions and discussions of what is meant by "collective security". Much debate, mostly legal, centres around the meaning of terms such as "threat of the peace" and "breach of the peace" and the more judgmental concept of "aggression". Many different explanations and applications are explored in the essays in this volume which brings together articles on collective security law and its role in the wider collective security debate.
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