Why Human Security Matters: Rethinking Australian foreign policy

Synopsis

Sea level rises pose a greater long term threat to Australia's coastline and major capital cities than a military attack by a foreign power. Citizens are more likely to experience a pandemic virus than a nuclear threat. Food shortages have already occurred as a result of flood or drought, and the tentacles of international trade in drugs, money laundering and human trafficking already reach far into Australian communities.Why Human Security Matters argues that Australian external relations needs to treat the 'soft' issues of security as seriously as it treats the 'hard' realities of military defence, but also the many complex situations in-between, whether it be civil war, political upheaval, terrorism or piracy. Australia needs to do this first and foremost in our region, but also in relation to the unresolved regional and global security issues as we confront an increasingly uncertain and turbulent world.With contributions from leading thinkers in foreign policy and strategic studies, Why Human Security Matters is essential reading for anyone seeking a thoughtful and thought-provoking analysis of Australia's place in an age of transition.

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

232 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000248333

Related ISBNs:

9781003118398, 9781743312025, 9781743312025

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/04/20

Copyrighted By:

Dennis Altman, Joseph A Camilleri, Robyn Eckersley and Gerhard Hoffstaedter

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Dennis Altman

Edited by:

Gerhard Hoffstaedter

Edited by:

Joseph A. Camilleri

Edited by:

Robyn Eckersley