Global Insecurity (Restructuring the Global Military Sector; Volume III)

Kaldor, Mary (ed.)

ISBN 10: 1855676451 / ISBN 13: 9781855676459

Editore: Pinter (A Continuum Imprint), London, 2000

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• Titolo: Global Insecurity (Restructuring the Global Military Sector; Volume III)
• Editore: Pinter (A Continuum Imprint), London
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1855676451
• ISBN 13: 9781855676459
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket
• Tipo di libro: Used
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Economics

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Riassunto

The first half of the 1990s was a period of great optimism about humanitarian intervention. In the aftermath of the Cold War, it was hoped that the international community could begin to act cohesively in defence of fundamental international principles and that a global security policy aimed at the prevention of conflict and upholding human rights could be established. The actual experience of this period, however, has been sobering. Agreements engineered from above, like the Dayton Agreement or the Oslo Agreement, have mixed consequences. Efforts at humanitarian relief have often ended up frustrating good intentions and prolonging conflict. This book looks at what we learn from such experiences. Should we retreat from intervention? Is there a global reponsibility for wars and for massive violations of human rights? The authors start from a conviction that in a globalized world we do have certain responsibilities and that the point is to look at how we intervene. They aim to open up a third approach - an alternative to the dominance of realist or neo-liberal approaches - which would address the reality of contemporary conflict. Key themes include the need for a more democratic approach in terms of the accountability and openness of both governments and international institutions, the importance of international humanitarian law and the future of formal military forces.

Informazioni sull'autore

Mary Kaldor is Director of the Programme on Global Civil Society at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics. Among her most recent publications are New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era (Polity Press and Stanford University Press 1999) and Global Insecurity (edited) (Continuum 2000).