Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics.

"At a time of growing impunity by warring parties, and diminishing power of peace makers, Kaldor's new book provides an essential and urgent analysis of why wars drag on, and why the world fails, time and again, to care for those in desperate need."—Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent"A major contribution to our understanding of the contemporary security landscape."—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University and author of Expulsions"This book is a fascinating and thought-provoking assessment of the state of contemporary global security and, crucially, the cultural practices underpinning it, by one of its most perceptive scholars."—Andrew Mumford, University of Nottingham

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Security CulturesChapter 3 Geo-PoliticsChapter 4 New WarsChapter 5 Liberal PeaceChapter 6 War on TerrorChapter 7 GeographiesChapter 8 Conclusion

Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics.

"At a time of growing impunity by warring parties, and diminishing power of peace makers, Kaldor's new book provides an essential and urgent analysis of why wars drag on, and why the world fails, time and again, to care for those in desperate need."—Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent"A major contribution to our understanding of the contemporary security landscape."—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University and author of Expulsions"This book is a fascinating and thought-provoking assessment of the state of contemporary global security and, crucially, the cultural practices underpinning it, by one of its most perceptive scholars."—Andrew Mumford, University of Nottingham

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Security CulturesChapter 3 Geo-PoliticsChapter 4 New WarsChapter 5 Liberal PeaceChapter 6 War on TerrorChapter 7 GeographiesChapter 8 Conclusion

Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at the London School of Economics.

"At a time of growing impunity by warring parties, and diminishing power of peace makers, Kaldor's new book provides an essential and urgent analysis of why wars drag on, and why the world fails, time and again, to care for those in desperate need."—Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent"A major contribution to our understanding of the contemporary security landscape."—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University and author of Expulsions"This book is a fascinating and thought-provoking assessment of the state of contemporary global security and, crucially, the cultural practices underpinning it, by one of its most perceptive scholars."—Andrew Mumford, University of Nottingham

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Security CulturesChapter 3 Geo-PoliticsChapter 4 New WarsChapter 5 Liberal PeaceChapter 6 War on TerrorChapter 7 GeographiesChapter 8 Conclusion