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Brazil in the Geopolitics of Amazonia and Antarctica
From a pioneering perspective, the book contributes to the state-of-the-art contemporary Geopolitics by bringing together Amazonia and Antarctica in a single interdisciplinary volume. Three key issues are 1) the interconnectedness between these vital regions, 2) non-linearity, because they may lead to unpredictable effects on the Earth system, and; 3) emergence, which means the varied interactions between Amazonia and Antarctica may lead to unique results.
Policing the Amazon
This edited collection discusses the rule of law in the Amazon and the capabilities of the region’s sovereign states to police their territory considering security matters. Comprised of nine countries, including a European Union member, the Amazon region features states facing political instability, poverty, social inequalities, high levels of corruption, and lack of trust by their populations. This context is aggravated by the presence of criminal organizations operating there and shaping transnational bonds. Notably, the world’s foremost cocaine-producing countries—Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia—are located in the region, presenting related turmoil and instability. Moreover, as home t...
New Security Frontiers
The globalizing world is increasingly confronting a new category of security issues related to resource availability. The resource environment contains both traditional categories, such as energy, foodstuffs, and water, as well as new technologically related resources, such as rare earth minerals. The essays in this volume emphasize both the uniqueness and the magnitude of these new challenges, while simultaneously acknowledging that cooperation and competition in response to these security concerns occur within the context of both the historical and contemporary international power configurations. Moreover, these challenges are of a global nature and will require global perspectives, global thinking, and innovative global solutions. Krishna-Hensel brings together a wide range of topics focusing on critical resource availability impacting upon global security and the geopolitical ramifications of resource competition. The volume addresses the development of strategic thinking on these issues and underscores the increasing awareness that this is a critical area of concern in the twenty-first century global landscape.
Eco-Politics and Global Climate Change
This book provides an in-depth insight into the ecological perspective on a number of ongoing issues pertaining to security, the economy, the state, global environmental governance, development, and the environment. The chapters critically compare and analyze the role of global eco-politics in understanding and sorting out issues linked with climate change. Furthermore, it presents a contemporary and accessible description of why we need to embrace eco-politics in order to address the various ecological challenges that we face in the current changing climate scenario.
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
This book illustrates the plethora of security concerns of the Americas in the 21st century. It presents the work of a number of prolific scholars and analysts in the continents of America. The book provides one of the only expansive applications of theory to a wide geographical area. It offers new perspectives and urges readers to take theory seriously through use. Within the Americas, we find a number of important issues that compose of this geographic security complex. Most important are the threats that supersede borders: drug trafficking, migration, health, and environment. These threats change our understanding of security and the state and region process of neutralizing or correcting these threats. This volume evaluates these threats within contemporary security discourse.
Retrogamicon Volumen 1
Retrogamicon es un libro antiguo, tanto como los 8 bits, y su sabiduría ha de pervivir por siempre en nuestra memoria.Algunos lo usarán como guía, otros como consulta, los más como entretenimiento, y puede que, unos pocos lectores capacitados, busquen (y hasta encuentren) alguno de sus secretos más ocultos.Y ten siempre en cuenta lector que Retrogamicon siempre intentará guiarte a través de la confusión, aunque también guiarte para confundirte.
O Mundo Sob a Ótica da Segurança e da Defesa
A Escola Superior de Guerra (ESG), criada pela Lei no 785/49, é um Instituto de Altos Estudos de Política, Estratégia e Defesa, integrante da estrutura do Ministério da Defesa, e destina-se a desenvolver e consolidar os conhecimentos necessários ao exercício de funções de direção e assessoramento superior para o planejamento da Defesa Nacional, nela incluídos os aspectos fundamentais da Segurança e do Desenvolvimento. Neste contexto, vários docentes da ESG expõem, de maneira clara, suas percepções acerca de assuntos relevantes ligados à Geopolítica, Segurança e Defesa, tanto no cenário nacional quanto no internacional.
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