Challenge and Change [electronic resource] : Global Threats and the State in Twenty-first Century International Politics /
Noonan, Norma C.editor.
Nadkarni, Vidya.editor.
This edited volume addresses how the state system, the organizing political institution in world politics, copes with challenges of rapid change, unanticipated crises, and general turmoil in the twenty-first century. These disruptions are occurring against the background of declining US influence and the rising power of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Traditional inter-state security concerns coexist with new security preoccupations, such as rivalries likely to erupt over the resources of the global commons, the threat of cyber warfare, the ever-present threat of terrorism, and the economic and social repercussions of globalization. The contributors explore these key themes and the challenges posed by rapid change.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction  -- The End of the Western Age? The 21st Century Challenges for the West  -- A Russian Perspective on the 21st Century Challenges  -- The Economic Dimensions of Globalization  -- Global Challenges in a Hyper Connected World  -- Technology and International Security  -- Terrorism in the 21st Century  -- International Norms in the New Common Spaces  -- A Final World.
This edited volume addresses how the state system, the organizing political institution in world politics, copes with challenges of rapid change, unanticipated crises, and general turmoil in the twenty-first century. These disruptions are occurring against the background of declining US influence and the rising power of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Traditional inter-state security concerns coexist with new security preoccupations, such as rivalries likely to erupt over the resources of the global commons, the threat of cyber warfare, the ever-present threat of terrorism, and the economic and social repercussions of globalization. The contributors explore these key themes and the challenges posed by rapid change.
International relations.
Human geography.
World politics.
Political science.
Globalization.
Law.
International Relations.
Human Geography.
Political History.
Political Science.
Globalization.
Law, general.