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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458056503321

Autore

Patrick Stewart

Titolo

Weak links [[electronic resource] ] : fragile states, global threats, and international security / / Stewart Patrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-42341-3

9786613423412

0-19-987695-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 342 p. ) : ill., maps

Disciplina

355/.033

Soggetti

Security, International

Political stability

Failed states

World politics - 2005-2015

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Left behind : understanding state fragility -- Transnational terrorism -- Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Transnational crime -- Energy security -- Infectious disease.

Sommario/riassunto

Weak Links will force policymakers to rethink what they assume about state failure and transnational insecurity.