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Introduction / Myriam Dunn Cavelty And Victor Mauer -- Part I: Theoretical Approaches To Security And Different 'securities' -- Realism And Security Studies / William C. Wohlforth -- Liberalism / David L. Rousseau And Thomas C. Walker -- The English School And International Security / Barry Buzan -- Critical Security Studies / David Mutimer -- Constructivism And Securitization Studies / Thierry Balzacq -- Post-structuralism, Continental Philosophy And The Remaking Of Security Studies / Claudia Aradau And Rens Van Munster -- Feminist Security Studies / Annick T.r. Wibben -- National Security, Culture And Identity / Iver B. Neumann -- Societal Security / Tobias Theiler -- Human Security And Diplomacy / Pauline Kerr -- Part Ii: Contemporary Security Challenges -- Terrorism / Paul Wilkinson -- Weapons Of Mass Destruction And The Proliferation Challenge / James J. Wirtz -- Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking And Trafficking In Women / Phil Williams -- State Failure And State Building / Daniel Lambach And Tobias Debiel -- Migration And Security / Jef Huysmans And Vicki Squire -- Cyber-threats / Myriam Dunn Cavelty -- Old And New Wars / Herfried Münkler -- The Privatization Of International Security / Anna Leander -- Energy Security / Robert W. Orttung Adn Jeronim Perovic -- Resources, The Environment And Conflict / Nils Petter Gleditsch And Ole Magnus Theisen -- Emerging Dangers Of Biological Weapons / Barry Kellman -- Security And Health In The Twenty-first Century / Colleen O'manique And Pieter Fourie. Part Iii: Regional Security Challenges -- China's Rise: Intentions, Power And Evidence / David C. Kang -- The Korean Peninsula: On The Brink? / Scott Snyder -- Indian Security Policy / Sumit Ganguly -- Pakistan's Security Predicament: Religion, Economics Or Geopolitics? / Masooda Bano -- Afghanistan: A State In Crisis / Amin Saikal -- The Middle East As A Crisis Region / Martin Beck -- Iran's Nuclear Challenge / Mark Fitzpatrick -- Intervention In Iraq: Regime Change And The Dialectics Of State-building / Gareth Stansfield -- The Israeli-palestinian Conflict / Mark A. Heller -- Russia's Revival / Jeffrey Mankoff -- The Western Balkans: On The Path To Stability / Richard Caplan -- Part Iv: Confronting Security Challenges -- The European Union: From Security Community Towards Security Actor / Victor Mauer -- Alliances / Carlo Masala -- Deterrence / Richard Ned Lebow -- Coercive Diplomacy: Scope And Limits, Theory And Policy / Bruce W. Jentleson -- Peace Operations / Oliver Ramsbotham And Tom Woodhouse -- Humanitarian Intervention / Alex J. Bellamy -- Global Governance / Thomas J. Biersteker -- The Study Of Crisis Management / Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren, And Mark Rhinard. Edited By Myriam Dunn Cavelty And Victor Mauer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.