National, International, and Human Security

Laura Neack is a professor in the department of political science at Miami University in Oxford, OH. She has served as the editor-in-chief of International Studies Perspectives and president of the Foreign Policy Analysis section of the International Studies Association. Her recent books include Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively: Cases and Analyses, Fourth Edition; The New Foreign Policy: Complex Interactions, Competing Interests, Third Edition; and Global Society in Transition.

• PrefaceChapter 1. The Elusive Nature of SecurityA First Case: China and the UyghursElusive Security: States First, People LastWhat Does It Mean To Be Secure?Defining SecurityA Second Case: Australia and the Afghan Boat PeopleStates First, International Obligations SecondNational, International, and Human SecurityChapter 2. National SecurityWhat is Security?National Security: States, Not NationsThe Sovereign StateWhat Sovereignty AllowsLimits on Internal and External Security PracticesStates ResurgentChapter 3. Internal SecurityDefining Internal SecurityWho is the State?What is the Purpose of the State?All States Tend Toward Maximalism When ThreatenedSigns of TroubleChapter 4. The Unilateral Pursuit of External SecurityThe Security DilemmaDefense and DeterrencePreemptive Self-DefensePreventive ForceGray Zone and Hybrid ConflictPreventive WarChapter 5. International SecurityInternational Security and OrderThe Liberal International Security SystemThe Great Power Balance-of-Power International Security SystemCompeting Orders: The United States versus ChinaChapter 6. Bilateral and Multilateral Security ArrangementsSecurity Arrangements Within the UN Security SystemLiberal Security ArrangementsImposed Security ArrangementsTransactional Security ArrangementsChapter 7. The United Nations International Security SystemProtecting International Peace and SecurityThe Security Council and Measures Short of ForceThe Security Council and Collective Security ActionsGeneral Assembly Emergency MeetingsUnited Nations PeacekeepingUN-Approved Peace Enforcement OperationsUN-Regional Organization Hybrid Peace OperationsChapter 8. Human SecurityDefining Human SecurityThe Geneva ConventionsThe Post-Cold War Human Security AgendaProtecting People from Large-Scale KillingCivilian ProtectionThe Future of Human SecurityChapter 9. Conclusion: Democracy, Resilience, and ImaginationAbout the Author

Laura Neack masterfully weaves case studies to explain her provocative and disquieting thesis that states’ security-seeking practices often lead to greater national, international, and human insecurity. The new edition discusses security arrangements between states which lead to both liberal democratic zones where individuals are protected and authoritarian zones where international and human security remain secondary to regime security.