International security : politics, policy, prospects /
Michael E. Smith.
- xix, 364 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-348) and index.
International relations and international security -- Continuity and change in international security studies -- The politics of international security -- Interstate war -- Intrastate war -- Weapons proliferation -- International terrorism -- International crime -- International economic security -- International environmental and resource security -- International public health -- International population trends.
This wide-ranging introduction to international security in the 21st century takes a distinctively systematic approach centred on how and why particular issues get onto the international security agenda.