| Human Security Report: The Causes of Peace and the Shrinking Costs of War 2009/2010 Edition Contributor(s): Report Project, Human Security (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199860815 ISBN-13: 9780199860814 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $30.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Peace |
| Dewey: 303.66 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.5" W x 10.9" (2.05 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Human Security Report 2009/2010 argues that long-term trends are reducing the risks of both international and civil wars. The Report, which is funded by the governments of Canada, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and is published by Oxford University Press, also examines recent developments that suggest the world is becoming a more dangerous place. These include the following: --Four of the world's five deadliest conflicts--in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia--involve Islamist insurgents. --Over a quarter of the conflicts that started between 2004 and 2008 have been associated with Islamist political violence. --In the post-Cold War period a greater percentage of the world's countries have been involved in wars than at any time since the end of World War II. --Armed conflict numbers increased by 25 percent from 2003 to 2008 after declining for more than ten years. --Intercommunal and other conflicts that do not involve a government increased by more than 100 percent from 2007 to 2008. --The impact of the global economic crisis on developing countries risks generating political instability and increasing the risk of war. --Wars have become intractable--i.e., more difficult to bring to an end. |