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Cooperating for Peace and Security: Evolving Institutions and Arrangements in a Context of Changing U.S. Security Policy

By Bruce D. Jones , Shepard Forman , Richard Gowan (eds.)

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0521889472, 9780521889476, 9780511641923
LCC
KZ5588 .C66 2010
Open Library ID
OL23203285M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2316440 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
348\350
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Cooperating for Peace and Security is a comprehensive survey of multilateral security cooperation since 1989. With essays by leading experts on topics from peacekeeping to nuclear security, it goes beyond theoretical discussions of the value of cooperation to show how the operational activities of international organizations meet the security needs of states. In particular, it explores the complex relationship between multilateralism and American security concerns. Covering the UN, NATO, and regional organizations, the authors show that U.S. interests have often shaped institutions. But, more strikingly, other states have also driven institutional change without U.S. support or even in the face of American opposition. This raises important questions about how the balance of power shapes international institutions. In a period of shifting power dynamics, the empirical evidence on security cooperation gathered in this volume is a unique resource for scholars and policy-makers concerned with the future of international institutions.

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