Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781857434439 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 470 str.

Wilson III, Isaiah Ike

Opis

Issues of defence politics and policy have long been at the forefront of political agendas and defining of international affairs. However, the dramatic changes to the global system that have taken place over the past 16 years (since the end of the Cold War)—and parrticularly since the terror attacks on the U.S. homeland on September 11^th 2001—have amplified the world’s attention toward political and policy issues of national, regional and global security. The focus of this volume is on examining the fundamental causes of—and defence policy responses to—this new "post-9/11" security environment.

The volume will be international in scope, offering a collection of up-to-date and balanced insights on key contemporary issues of concern to defence policymakers. Many of these chapters will incorporate a "second image reversed" (Gourevitch 1979) analytical framework, allowing for a consideration of contemporary defence policy issues and challenges from a dynamic (systems approach) process perspective. Approximately 12-15 essays of 5,000 to 8,000 words in length will be organized in the following manner:

• Section 1: International Dimensions
• globalization and issues relating to defence industrial policy
• nuclear proliferation and treaties
• international peace-keeping organizations and operations
• defence policy from a "nonstate actor" perspective
• post-cold war international security issues
• international law and defence issues
• politics of collaboration in the fight against terrorism
• Section 2: Regional and Domestic Dimensions
• politics of defence in The Americas
• politics of defence in the "Old" and "New" Europe
• politics of defence in Asia
• politics of defence in The Middle East
• American Defence Policymaking in 21^st century perspective
• 3-4 other country-specific case studies
• Section 3: The Future of Defense Politics and Policy
• A–Z glossary (about 50,000 words) of terms, theories, organizations, issues, etc.
• Maps and statistics, Extensive bibliography listing further relevant reading material.

Spis treści

Part 1: International Dimensions  1. Introduction to Politics of Defence  2. The Changing Conception of Self-Defence 3. New Security Constructions: Cats and Dogs Living Together in the 21^st Century  4. The Politics of Collective Action   5. The United Nations and Peacekeeping  6. The New NATO and Collective Security in Europe  7. Democracy by Force  8. Contractors and Corporate Security  9. Nuclear Capabilities and Policies in the 21^st Century  10. The Politics of Defence Industries: A Comparative Review  11. The Use of  New Media in the Modern Asymmetric Warfare Environment  Part 2: Regional and Domestic Dimensions  12. Africa  13. Asia/Strategic Asia  14. Europe, Old and New 15. Latin America  16. Middle East  17. Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom  18. Militaries and Peacekeeping Operations of the Nordic Countries  19. Japan  20. Koreas  21. China  22. Taiwan  23. Turkey  24. Israel  25. Russia  Part 3: U.S. Dimensions  26. U.S. Defense Policymaking: A 21^st Century Perspective  27. U.S. Defense Policy: A Constructivist Perspective   28. Defense Consolidation in the U.S. 29. U.S. Defence Policy and China  30. The Politics and Strategy of U.S. Military Interventions in the Muslim World  Part 4: the Future of Defense Politics and Policy  31. Expanding Our Notions of Defence  32. Dueling Regimes: International Humanitarian Law and the Future of Military Intervention  33. An Asian Nuclear Arms Race?  34. Compound Security Dilemmas  Maps and Statistics.  Bibliography

O autorze

Isaiah Wilson III, James J. F. Forest