International Security Studies

This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject of security studies, with a strong emphasis on the use of case studies. This 3rd edition has been revised and updated for recent developments, with new material on the Ukraine War, China and the covid pandemic.

Fully revised to incorporate recent developments, this third edition of International Security Studies provides students with a comprehensive and accessible textbook on security with a particular emphasis on the use of case studies to illustrate theoretical debates.

In addition to presenting the major theoretical perspectives, the book examines a range of important and controversial topics in covering both traditional military and non-military security issues such as nuclear proliferation, humanitarian intervention, food security and environmental security. Unlike most standard textbooks, the volume also offers a wide range of case studies - including chapters on the US, China, the Middle East, Russia, East Africa and the Arctic - providing detailed analyses of important global security issues and the application of theoretical debates to major contemporary issues.

The 36 chapters contain pedagogical features such as textboxes, summary points and recommended further reading, and are divided into five thematic sections:

• Conceptual and theoretical
• Military security
• Non-military security
• Institutions and security

• Case studies This textbook will be essential reading for all students of security studies and highly recommended for students of critical security studies, human security, peace and conflict studies, foreign policy and International Relations in general.

  Autorentext

  Peter Hough is Professor of International Relations at Middlesex University London, UK, and author of Understanding Global Security (2023) and Environmental Security (2022).

Andrew Moran is Professor of Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK, and has published widely on US politics and foreign policy.

Bruce Pilbeam is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK, and author of Conservatism in Crisis? (2003).

Inhalt

SECTION I: Conceptual and Theoretical 1 Framing a Discipline 2 The Traditional Routes to Security: Realism and Liberalism 3 Challenging Orthodoxy: Critical Security Studies 4 Feminist Security Studies 5 Human Security 6 Constructing Security 7 Reflecting on War and Peace 8 New Wars, Globalisation and Failed States 9 Nuclear Proliferation 10 The International Arms Trade in Conventional Weapons 11 Terrorism 12 Religion and International Conflict 13 Intelligence and Security 14 The Rise of Private Military and Security Companies 15 Environmental Security 16 Crime and Security 17 The Securitization of the LGBTQ+ Community 18 Food Security 19 Pandemics and Security 20 Disasters and Security 21 Migration and Security 22 Cybersecurity 23 The United Nations and Collective Security 24 NATO and Security Alliance Theory 25 Regional Security Organisations 26 The United States: Seeking Security in an Age of Upheaval 27 Russia, the Black Sea Region and Security after the Invasion of Ukraine 28 China and Comprehensive Security 29 Security in Europe: The Triumph of Institution-Building? 30 The Horn of Africa and Great Power Rivalry 31 The Arctic 32 The Middle East and Security 33 Korea 34 Security Perspectives on Latin America 35 Space and Security **36 Conclusion: Where to Next?