| Edition |
Rev., updated and expanded. |
| Description |
118 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. |
| Note |
First published as Global responses to global threats, 2006. |
| Contents |
A clear and present danger? Introduction ; Identifying trends -- Climate change. The social impacts of climate change ; The urgency of the problem ; Nuclear is not the answer ; Renewable energy -- Competition over resources. The resource shift ; Oil and US security ; The Persian Gulf ; Water politics -- Marginalisation of the majority world. The security implications of HIV/AIDS ; Socio-economic divisions ; The 'war on terror' ; Understanding terrorism and political violence -- Global militarisation. Forces in transition ; The 9/11 attacks and after ; Weapons of mass destruction ; Area impact weapons -- The way forward. Future priorities ; Sustainable security ; Making a difference -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Political planning.
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
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| Added Author |
Rogers, Paul, 1943-
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Sloboda, John A.
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Abbott, Chris.
Global responses to global threats.
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| ISBN |
9781846040702 (pbk.) |
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1846040701 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 100458709 |
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NZ1 11161708 |
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AU@ 000041610645 |
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