000			01341nam a2200205Ia 4500
999			_c211502 _d211502
005			20220329205423.0
008			200208s9999 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a9789052012322
082			_a327.17 DIM
100			_a"Geeraerts, Gustaaf (ed.)"
245		0	_aDimensions of peace and security
260			_aBrussels
260			_bPeter Lang
260			_c2006
300			_a283p.
365			_dUSD
520			_aThe terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 on the United States provoked a significant shift in thinking about peace and security, and much has since been written about new security threats and challenges. This collection of essays revisits some of the more traditional concepts of peace and security that remain valid and pertinent today, despite having ceded much of the limelight to the major security preoccupations of the current era: international terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, rogue states and related phenomena. The book covers numerous salient topics, from arms production, monitoring and control, to disarmament and conversion through to peacekeeping and conflict prevention. The contributions differ in scope, form and analysis ranging from historical and philosophical to contemporary and political perspectives and approaches to peace and security.
650			_aPeace
942			_cB _2ddc