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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815865703321

Titolo

Non-traditional security threats and regional cooperation in the southern Caucasus [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mustafa Aydin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, 2011

ISBN

6613116726

1-283-11672-3

9786613116727

1-60750-684-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; v. 77

Altri autori (Persone)

AydınMustafa

Disciplina

355/.03/072

Soggetti

Security, International - Caucasus

International cooperation

Security sector - Caucasus

Human security - Caucasus

Caucasus, South Politics and government 1991- Congresses

Caucasus, South Foreign relations 1991- Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in cooperation with NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Introduction; Contents; Non-Traditional Challenges to Regional Security;  Political and Economic Issues; Non-Conventional Threats and International Involvement in Southern Caucasus; Regional Cooperation and Integration;  Views from the Region; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book contains 16 papers, presented at the workshop: Non-Traditional Security Threats and Regional Cooperation in the Southern Caucasus, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey in October 2009. Whilst the Cold War did not exclude the existence of other threats, such as environmental hazards, organized crime, terrorism, economic instability and illegal immigration, it is only since the emphasis on East-West rivalry and the specter of nuclear confrontation between the two blocs have diminished that these have become articulated as major sources of concern for global security. Non-Traditional Secu