The security intersection
Subtitle: the paradox of power in an age of terror
By: [Greg Mills].
Publisher: Wits University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Johannesburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); World politics -- 1995-2005; War on terrorism, 2001-; Peacekeeping forces; Security, International; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
Description: The rising influence of non-state actors in the management of international relations reflects both the increasing importance of economic affairs in a rapidly integrating and financially interdependent world, and the emergence of so-called new issues that have to be factored into any foreign policy: the promotion of human rights and democracy, humanitarian concerns, drug abuse and trafficking, the spread of contagious diseases including HIV/AIDS, transnational crime, the safeguarding of the environment, poverty, the combating of terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, illegal weapons trafficking, and issues surrounding gender equality. SECURITY INTERSECTION offers an analysis of the policy options we might employ in providing and managing local, regional and global security, and examines the security issues involved in nation-building (especially with regard to Iraq, but also concerning intervention elsewhere) and security issues with regard to terrorism and nation-building.