Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Challenge of the New Security Agenda

Part I Analytical Framework

1 Thinking about Security after the Cold War

2 Theorizing about Security after the Cold War

Part II The 'New Wars' and Intervention

3 Understanding Contemporary War and Insecurity

4 Dilemmas and Challenges of Intervention

5 Collective Security, Alliances and Security Cooperation

Part III Environment, Resources and Migration

6 Environmental Security

7 The Struggle for Resources: Oil and Water

8 People on the Move: Migration as a Security Issue

Part IV Asymmetric Power and Asymmetric Threats

9 International Terrorism and the Impact of 9/11

10 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

11 Cyber Warfare and New Spaces of Security

Conclusion: The Challenges for the Future

References

Index

About the Author

Roland Dannreuther is head of the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster.

Reviews

"A thought provoking look at both current and future thinking insecurity and IR." LSE Review of Books "In this concise and readable overview, Roland Dannreutherredefines the range and scope of the 'new' threats undermininginternational security. He does so by skilfully interweavingtheoretical approaches inspired by constructivism, and empiricalevidence from a wide range of contemporary sources of instability.The book sets a very high standard of scholarship which others mustnow strive to emulate." Jolyon Howorth, Yale University "Roland Dannreuther provides a sensitive and analytically strongaccount of the intellectual dilemmas faced by security studies inthe new environment of threat in the post-Cold War era. This bookdelivers an impressive account of the new and challenging issuesfaced by both academics and practitioners in the area of securityand a balanced account of the continuing debates within thesubdiscipline. S. Neil MacFarlane, University of Oxford "Dannreuther clarifies and advances critical debates even as heprovides an unmatched tour d'horizon. He treats often arcanematerial critically, fairly and insightfully, conveying hisarguments in straightforward and effective prose. This is a timelyand extremely useful book." William C. Wohlforth, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire "Students seeking a sensible guide through the maze of today'ssecurity challenges will welcome this book for its clearintegration of theoretical analysis with key contemporaryissues." Paul D. Williams, George Washington University