Global Security in an Age of Crisis

Aiden Warren is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a Fulbright Scholar and author of Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Search for Global Security (Rowman Littlefield) and The Obama Administration’s Nuclear Weapon Strategy: The Promises of Prague (Routledge). Dr Warren is also co-editor of Rethinking Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century (Edinburgh University Press) and Nuclear Modernization in the 21st Century (Routledge). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy (IISTP), George Washington University, and Asia-Pacific Fellow at James Martin Center for Non-proliferation, Washington DC. Cynthia Enloe is a Research Professor at Clark University. She is best known for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to the field of feminist international relations. She has also had major impact on the field of feminist political geography, in particular feminist geopolitics. In 2015, the International Feminist Journal of Politics, in conjunction with the academic publisher Taylor & Francis, created the Cynthia Enloe Award “in honour of Cynthia Enloe's pioneering feminist research into international politics and political economy, and her considerable contribution to building a more inclusive feminist scholarly community.” Among the most recent of Cynthia’s 15 books are Bananas, Beaches and Bases (2014), Globalization and Militarism (2016), and The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy (2017). Cynthia is also the recipient of the Susan Strange Award and the Susan Northcut Award from the International Studies Association. Among her other recognitions are honorary doctorates from University of Iceland, University of Lund and SOAS, University of London.

This impressive collection is a timely re-examination of key global security challenges. It is a thoughtful, clear, comprehensive and highly engaging analysis of contemporary trends, issues and approaches to everyday and international security. With its accomplished and exciting list of contributors and topics, this volume is essential reading for every student and practitioner working in the fields of peace, conflict and security, and for anyone seeking to better understand today’s complex security environment.

• Contributors BiographiesForeword, Cynthia EnloeIntroduction: Global Security in the Pandemic Age, Aiden WarrenPart 1: Approaches Chapter 1: Critical Approaches and Security, Christine AgiusChapter 2: Traditional Approaches and Security, Adam BartleyChapter 3: Globalization and Security, Paul JamesChapter 4: Great Power Politics and Security, Reuben SteffChapter 5: Gender and Security, Kaye QuekChapter 6: Post-Colonialism and Security, Peter PhippsChapter 7: Human Security, Shahrbanou TadjbakhshChapter 8: Humanitarianism and Security, Vandra HarrisPart 2: Issues and ChallengesChapter 9: Pandemics and Health Security, Erin M. SorrellChapter 10: Environmental Security, Maria Julia Trombetta Chapter 11: Global Terrorism and Security, Mia BloomChapter 12: Emerging Technologies and Security, Aiden Warren and Alek HillasChapter 13: Cyber Security, Jennifer HuntChapter 14: Nuclear Weapons and Security, Aiden WarrenChapter 15: The Middle East and Security, Ash Rossiter and Brendon CannonChapter 16: The Indo-Pacific and Security, Nick BisleyChapter 17: The UN and Security, Shirley Scott and Ngoc NguyenBibliography