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Understanding global security - Peter Hough

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CONTENTS<br />

7 Health threats to <strong>security</strong> 153<br />

The <strong>global</strong>ization of ill health 154<br />

The development of <strong>global</strong> health policy 160<br />

The state securitization of health 170<br />

The human securitization of health 171<br />

The <strong>global</strong>ization of health <strong>security</strong> 173<br />

Key points 176<br />

Notes 177<br />

Recommended reading 177<br />

Useful web links 177<br />

8 Natural threats to <strong>security</strong> 179<br />

Natural disasters 180<br />

The rise of human vulnerability to nature 187<br />

Preparing for the unexpected – the <strong>global</strong> politics of natural<br />

disaster management 190<br />

Key points 196<br />

Notes 196<br />

Recommended reading 196<br />

Useful web links 197<br />

9 Accidental threats to <strong>security</strong> 199<br />

Accidents will happen? The nature and form of man-made<br />

accidents 200<br />

The collateral damage of industrialization? The rise of accidental<br />

threats 204<br />

Sub-<strong>global</strong> international accident and risk management policy 207<br />

Securing those at risk in the world – <strong>global</strong> policy on accidents 208<br />

Key points 213<br />

Notes 213<br />

Recommended reading 214<br />

Useful web links 214<br />

10 Criminal threats to <strong>security</strong> 215<br />

Global crime in historical context 217<br />

Webs of deceit – the rise in prominence of transnational crime 219<br />

Global policemen? The rise of international political action on<br />

crime 225<br />

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