Global Engagement: Cooperation and Security in the 21st Century [Paperback]

Janne E. Nolan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1994

The dramatic, world-wide political changes of the past four years have presented both a unique opportunity for forging a new basis of international security relations and also exposed new areas of instability. The end of the Cold War, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf war, and the resurgent role of the United Nations in security affairs have transformed the driving issues of international security and offer the potential for global co-operation on an unprecedented scale. At the same time, many of these events have also sparked heightened concerns over the problems of regional conflict, the international arms trade and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This book thoroughly examines the concept of co-operative security, which aims to address these issues by seeking international agreements that would regulate the size, technical composition, investment patterns and operational practices of all military forces for mutual benefit. Rather that resisting aggression once it has occurred, co-operative security seeks to establish a set of regimes which will severely hamper the ability of a nation to effectively organize and execute an act of aggression against another. The contributors examine the problem of controlling advanced conventional munitions; analyze an integrated control arrangement combining the existing controls on nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, on dual-use and ballistic missile technology, and on conventional weapons sales; discuss international principles of equity and their relationship to problems of security; and offer coverage of regional political perspectives and special regional problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815760973
• ISBN-13: 978-0815760979
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,373,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cooperative Security, March 24, 2000

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This review is from: Global Engagement: Cooperation and Security in the 21st Century (Paperback)

A comprehensive review of an innovative security measure. Excellent attempt to provide a policy base in a paradigm shifting era. Asks the question, "what to do with all this military after the Cold War?" The contributors answer that cooperative security measures would preclude unilateral quest for dominance. Under a cooperative security regime, military force would be a means of last resort. Aggression would be stymied by the collection of advanced military forces backed by political consensus. The editor concludes this book by offering strategies for the U.S. and CIS to pursue.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Still Relevant, July 21, 2005

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Micky B. Hingorani (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Engagement: Cooperation and Security in the 21st Century (Paperback)

I came across Lorelei Kelly, a Democratic insider, writing about this book on her blog DemocracyArsenal.org.

She feels that this compilation of articles made international working relationships the cornerstone of US engagements, as opposed to unilateralism. This book gives operational policy instructions on how to make the use of force a last resort.

These are all ideas progressives espouse today. Kelly argues that if these ideas had been picked up when this book was published, the left would be in a much better position today.

Better late than never - read the book.