From Environmental to Comprehensive Security [Paperback]

This work presents the evolution of the traditional concept of national security as military security to additionally embrace environmental security and then necessarily also social (societal) security , thence to be termed comprehensive human security . It accomplishes this primarily by presenting 11
of the author's own benchmark papers published between 1983 and 2010 (additionally providing bibliographic citations to a further 36 of the author's related publications during that period). The work stresses the importance of transfrontier (regional) cooperation, and also recognizes global overpopulation
as a key impediment to achieving comprehensive human security.National and International Security: An Evolving Concept.- The Author's Relevant Papers: A Selective Listing.- From Environmental Security to Comprehensive Security: A Necessary.- Regional Security: An Ecological Necessity.- Regional Security: Maritime Issues.- Regional Security: Transfrontier Cooperation.- Regional Security: The Case of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).- The Question of Globalization.- Environmental Refugees: A Stark Reminder.- Population: Perhaps the Basic Issue.- Glossary.This work presents the evolution of the traditional concept of national security as military security to additionally embrace environmental security and then necessarily also social (societal) security , thence to be termed comprehensive human security . It accomplishes this primarily by presenting 11
of the author's own benchmark papers published between 1983 and 2010 (additionally providing bibliographic citations to a further 36 of the author's related publications during that period). The work stresses the importance of transfrontier (regional) cooperation, and also recognizes global overpopulation
as a key impediment to achieving comprehensive human security.

Provides an entree to the field of national (military) security and its evolution to comprehensive l3‚