Global Instability and Strategic Crisis

Neville Brown

Routledge, 2004 - Political Science - 318 pages

This review of the new situation proposes a broader remit for strategic studies than ever before. A prime concern is that Space not be weaponised in pursuance of missile defence.
The interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq are assessed. The Holy Land, Southern Africa, Indonesia, China and the Arctic are also foci of special concern. Other themes include 'terror' redefined; lethal lasers; internal arms control; regional pacts; Marshall Plans; climate change; instabilities in advanced societies; a two-tier EU; pre-emption doctrine; and Space exploration.

About the author

Neville Brown is a Professorial Associate Fellow at Mansfield College, University of Oxford, where he has specialized mainly in historical climatology. From January 2001 to December 2003, he was also a Senior Fellow with the Defence Engineering Group at University College London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Global Instability and Strategic Crisis; Global Instability and Strategic Crisis, Neville Brown; Volume 26 of Routledge advances in international relations and politics
• Author: Neville Brown
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Routledge, 2004
• ISBN: 041530413X, 9780415304139
• Length: 318 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Arms Control; Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / Security (National & International); Technology & Engineering / Military Science