Full Description
The optimism that arrived at the end of the cold war and marked the turn of the Millennium was shattered by September 11. In the aftermath of that event it is not unwarranted pessimism that lines the pages of "Grave New World", it is unavoidable reality. Terrorism is but one aspect of many other wider concerns for national and international security, and the contributors to this volume not only warn us, but reward us as well with the clarity of their views into - and possible solutions for - a difficult, complicated future. They speak convincingly of the numerous military and non-military challenges that create security problems - whether those are interstate, intrastate, or transnational - many of which are being dangerously overlooked in public policy debates. The challenges and complexities might seem insurmountable but the first step in solving problems is recognizing that they exist. "Grave New World" provides an eye-opening assessment of the prospects for peace and security in the 21st century. Michael E. Brown frames these issues in his Introduction, "Security Challenges in the 21st Century;" and in his summation, "Security Problems and Security Policy in a Grave New World."
Contents
Introduction: Security Challenges in the 21st CenturyMichael E. Brown Part I: Weapons, Technology, and Security 1. Technology and SecurityTimothy D. Hoyt 2. The Perils of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical WeaponsBernard I. Finel, Brian D. Finlay, and Janne E. Nolan 3. The Proliferation of Conventional Weapons and TechnologiesJo L. Husbands 4. Information Technology and SecurityDorothy E. Denning 5. Emerging Technologies and SecurityLoren B. Thompson Part II: Non-Military Aspects of Security 6. Defense Economics and SecurityTheodore H. Moran 7. Energy and SecurityMartha Harris 8. Environmental Factors and SecurityJ.R. McNeill 9. Demographic Developments and SecurityCharles B. Keely 10. Security and Conflict in the Developing WorldTimothy D. Hoyt Part III: Transnational Actors and Security11. Transnational Mass Media Organizations and SecurityDiana Owen 12. Transnational Crime, Corruption, and SecurityRoy Godson 13. Transnational Terrorism and SecurityAudrey Kurth Cronin Conclusion 14. Security Problems and Security Policy in a Grave New WorldMichael E. Brown
