At the latest since 9/11 the phenomenon of the «asymmetry» or, more common, the «asymmetric warfare» has become a subject within International Relations. So, highly unequal parties face each other in asymmetric warfare, with one of them trying to inflict major damage on the other by making only a minor effort. Since the time when interstate wars started to disappear, the traditional ideas of wars have become useless and obsolete as a basis for political decision-making. For several years policy-makers, officials, and writers on defence and foreign policy have employed the terms «asymmetric» or «asymmetry» to characterize everything from the nature of the threats we face to the nature of war and beyond. Labelling current and future threats as «asymmetric» diminishes our understanding of the threat environment. In the age of globalization, of new threats, new and even revolutionary technologies, and new forms of military operations, the requirement for clear thinking increases commensurately. Authors from four continents will follow this new way of thinking.
Failed states ans security predicament: the reciprocity and equivalency game of the asymmetric threats
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On globalization, security and development in the 21st Century: the Threats we face
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The asymmetrical security and defense relations between Mexico and the US: the real David and Goliath
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Sovereignty and asymmetric threats: Rethinking the principle of non-intervention at the beginning of the 21st Century
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In search of that illusive terrorist profile: debunking myths behind the violence
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An agenda for the East Asia summit: Thirty recommensations for regional cooperation in East Asia
págs. 111-115
Asymmetric security threats in Asia: Thailand as an example
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Between national security and human development: exploring the south asian predicament
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The gap between the "social realities" and policies: the estonian ability to response to the new security threats
págs. 165-175
Terrorism and law: Relevant changes in law systems post 9/11
págs. 177-183
Asymmetric warfare: a new phenomenon of the International Politics
págs. 185-190
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