This book studies systemic vulnerabilities and their impact on states and individual survival. The author theorizes that the structure of the international system is a product of the distribution of capabilities and vulnerabilities across states. States function or behave in terms of these systemic threats. The author examines a number of specific case-studies focusing on military, economic, environmental, political and cyber vulnerabilities, and how different states are impacted by them. Arguing that current attempts to securitize these vulnerabilities through defensive foreign policies are largely failing, the books makes the case for prioritizing economic development and human security.
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Language
Place of publication
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 s/w Abbildungen, 1 farbige Abbildung
XVII, 255 p. 13 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-3-319-83880-9 (9783319838809)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-48018-3
Schweitzer Classification
Hanna Samir Kassab
is Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Michigan University, USA. He is the author of
The Power of Emotion in Politics, Philosophy and Ideology
(2016) and
Weak States in International Relations Theory
(2015) as well as co-editor of
The Obama Doctrine and the Americas
(2016) and
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
(2015).
1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Framework.- 3. State and Power Vulnerability.- 4. Economic Vulnerability.- 5. Environmental and Health Vulnerabilities.- 6. Political Vulnerabilities and Transnational Threats.- 7. Cyber Vulnerability.- 8. Recommendations: Desecuritization, Prioritization and Defensive Foreign Policy.- 9. Think Weak, Act Weak: A Look into State Mentalities.- 10. Conclusion.
