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Weak links : fragile states, global threats, and international security /

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Conventional wisdom among policymakers in both the US and Europe holds that weak and failing states are the source of the world's most pressing security threats today. However, as this book shows, our assumptions about the threats posed by failed and failing states are based on false premises.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patrick, Stewart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Security, International.
Political stability.
Failed states.
World politics > 2005-2015.
Stabilité politique.
États défaillants.
Politique mondiale > 2005-2015.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Failed states
Political stability
Security, International
World politics
Poverty.
Terrorism.
Conflicts.
Political theory.
Transnational crime.
Energy security.
Diseases.
International peace and security.
International relations.
Terrorism, armed struggle.
Hospitality & service industries.
Warfare & defence.
Politics and Government.
2005-2015
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Conventional wisdom among policymakers in both the US and Europe holds that weak and failing states are the source of the world's most pressing security threats today. However, as this book shows, our assumptions about the threats posed by failed and failing states are based on false premises.
Item Description:"A Council on Foreign Relations book."
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 342 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199876952
0199876959
9780199751501
0199751501