Understanding Global Security

Fully revised to incorporate recent developments in world politics, the second edition of Understanding Global Security analyzes the variety of ways in which people's lives are threatened and/or secured in contemporary global politics. The traditional focus of Security Studies texts - war, deterrence and terrorism - are analyzed alongside non-military security issues such as famine, crime, disease, disasters, environmental degredation and human rights abuses to provide a comprehensive survey of how and why people are killed in the contemporary world. New features to this edition User friendly and easy to follow, this textbook is designed to make a complex subject accessible to all. Key features This highly acclaimed and popular academic text will continue to be essential reading for everyone interested in security.