State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security - Hardcover

The Worldwatch Institute

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393060209 ISBN 13: 9780393060201

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

Synopsis

Tackles the pressing issue of international security and its ramifications on the health of our planet.

Since September 11, 2001, many governments have reasserted the centrality of traditional, military-focused security. Yet the aftermath of the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq underlines once more that lasting security is not found in soldiers, bullets, and tanks. "Security" concerns are only in part about violent conflict, a worst-case outcome that results from a broad range of underlying vulnerabilities. Worldwatch offers a broader perspective on these issues by reaffirming the importance of other, less-publicized threats to global stability and security: the complex interactions between environmental degradation, poverty, and inequity; growing human populations; and the international proliferation of deadly weapons. Emphasizing the opportunities for creating a less vulnerable, more secure world, State of the World 2005 addresses a broad range of needed reforms, including those related to governance, economics, ethics, and education. With easy-to-read charts and tables, this volume presents a view of our changing world that we, and our leaders, cannot afford to ignore.

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About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0393060209
• ISBN 13: 9780393060201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272