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International Security Politics, Policy, Prospects Michael E. Smith International Security Also by Michael E. Smith EUROPE’S FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY: The Institutionalization of Cooperation GOVERNING EUROPE’S NEIGHBOURHOOD: Partners or Periphery? (co-editor) International Security Politics, Policy, Prospects Michael E. Smith © Michael E. Smith 2010 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–20314–3 hardback ISBN 978–0–230–20315–0 paperback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham and Eastbourne For Olivia Rose with hopes for a happy and secure future This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Tables, Figures and Boxes x List of Abbreviations xii Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix 1 International Relations and International Security 1 International security: politics, policy and prospects 3 Theory and research design in international security 8 Evolution of the international security research agenda 11 2 Continuity and Change in International Security Studies 16 International security studies in the interwar period 17 International security studies and the Cold War 21 International security studies after the Cold War 27 Globalization and human security 38 Summary 43 3 The Politics of International Security 45 The politics of international security: basic assumptions 47 The value–threat relationship and international security 53 Stakeholders and international security 57 Political debates about international security 61 The politics of policy effectiveness 65 Summary 69 4 Interstate War 70 Interstate war and international security 71 Stakeholder factors 77 Interstate war as a policy problem 84 The politics of policy effectiveness 90 Summary 95 5 Intrastate War 98 Intrastate war and international security 99 Stakeholder factors 105 Intrastate war as a policy problem 111 The politics of policy effectiveness 119 Summary 123 vii viii Contents 6 Weapons Proliferation 125 Weapons proliferation and international security 125 Stakeholder factors 133 Proliferation as a policy problem 136 The politics of policy effectiveness 145 Summary 149 7 International Terrorism 151 International terrorism and international security 152 Stakeholder factors 158 International terrorism as a policy problem 165 The politics of policy effectiveness 173 Summary 177 8 International Crime 179 International crime and international security 180 Stakeholder factors 185 International crime as a policy problem 191 The politics of policy effectiveness 200 Summary 204 9 International Economic Security 206 International economics and international security 207 Stakeholder factors 211 International economic security as a policy problem 218 The politics of policy effectiveness 224 Summary 228 10 International Environmental and Resource Security 230 The environment, natural resources, and international security 231 Stakeholder factors 238 The environment and resource depletion as policy problems 244 The politics of policy effectiveness 250 Summary 253 11 International Public Health 256 International public health and international security 257 Stakeholder factors 263 International public health as a policy problem 267 The politics of policy effectiveness 274 Summary 278 12 International Population Trends 280 International population trends and international security 280 Stakeholder factors 289 Contents ix Population trends as a policy problem 294 The politics of policy effectiveness 300 Summary 303 Conclusion: The Future of International Security Studies 305 The unsteady state of international security studies 307 The future international security research agenda 311 From international security to human security? 316 Bibliography 320 Index 349
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