Understanding New Security Threats - Gigi  Gokcek

Understanding New Security Threats

By: Gigi Gokcek (Editor), Michel Gueldry (Editor), Lui Hebron (Editor)

Paperback | 6 March 2019

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This textbook examines non-traditional forms of security and expands the notion of security to include non-state actors and non-human actors.

Globalization is both an integrative and fragmenting process; it increases the border-less nature of international relations and has transformed security issues in many ways. This volume proposes an expansive and inclusive view of non-traditional forms of security that go beyond traditionally recognized issues of threats to state and national territory, and beyond sovereignty, territorial disputes, and military-diplomatic affairs.

The book rests on the following basic premises:

  • traditional state-centered threats remain a concern - examples include nuclear proliferation; espionage; territorial challenges; and persistent regional tensions;
  • old and new threats combine, interact, and create interlocking puzzles - another feature of wicked problems and wicked messes;
  • because of the global erosion of borders across countries, regions, and continents, the traditional distinction between external and internal security has become blurred - new developments of unconventional insecurity, such as climate change, interact in ways that frustrate traditional conceptual definitions, conceptual maps, and national policies;
  • unconventional security challenges will likely shape our future - indeed, while such concerns have traditionally been seen as "low politics" or "soft" issues, they are now increasingly recognized as "hard security" challenges in the 21st century;
  • many of the so-called "new" threats detailed here rare in fact very old: diseases, gender violence, food insecurity, under-development and crime are all traditional security threats, but deeply modified today by globalization.

All the chapters presented here offer local, regional, and global examples and engage with the various theoretical approaches to help readers see the bigger picture. Remedies and solutions are also suggested to these problems. At the end of each chapter, discussion questions help readers understand the key points and facilitate class discussion.

This book will be of great interest to students of international security studies, human security, global politics and International Relations.

Industry Reviews

"A thoughtful, innovative, and ambitious volume with a unique perspective, surprising insights, and inclusive approach to the complexities of global-wide insecurity. In assembling scholars and policymakers at the forefront of non-traditional international security concerns - climate, energy, food, water health, gender, etc. - Gueldry, Gokcek, and Hebron have produced a collection of readings that is simultaneously sophisticated and accessible. It is refreshing to find a textbook that challenges long-held assumptions in this way and complements the more state-centered perspectives on international security. Geared to inform students and engage scholars alike, it is a must-read for anyone interested in gaining a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of international security."-Patrick James, Dornsife Dean's Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California, USA

"Understanding New Security Threats is a timely, engaging and accessible volume on the complexity of security in the 21st century. Security is not a simple term and this textbook provides students with an understanding of this issue's breadth and its relevance to their world. Gueldry, Gokcek and Hebron assemble an A-list line-up of scholars to examine the non-traditional security threats that many students fail to consider when thinking about global security. These authors provide a wonderfully accessible narrative that engages students in the study of these non-traditional threats, while reminding them of the continued relevance of traditional nation-state threats and the interplay between these traditional and non-traditional security concerns. In short, this is the textbook that finally places the notion of security in the complex narrative that is needed for our students.''-Eric K. Leonard, Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs, Shenandoah University, USA

"A comprehensive look into a multitude of 'new' security threats confronting state and non-state actors today. Each chapter clearly illustrates the connectedness of these non-traditional threats, drawing on an impressive number of the most recent reports and scholarly works. The inclusion of discussion questions makes it especially useful for classes, but the quality of the analyses readily contribute to the growing scholarly dialogue around issues of human security as well. This outstanding volume is engaging, insightful, and accessible to a wide audience."-Carolyn M. Shaw, Wichita State University, USA

"Gueldry, Gokcek, and Hebron have assembled a fascinating set of readings elevating the discussion of "non-traditional" areas of security. In fact, they successfully make the case that these topics are the new normal for those interested in exploring the present and not-too-distant future of security. While climate change, food security, water security and energy security are currently occupying the minds of scholars and policymakers, the authors in this volume push us one step further to think about geoengineering, STEM transformations, and populism and security. This volume is a much-needed and timely addition to our thinking about security in an increasingly fragmented world."-Cameron G. Thies, Arizona State University, USA

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