Conflict--be it war between states, ethnic violence, civil war, or terrorist activity--endures, despite immense efforts to end it. How do states cope with conflict, minimize future threats, and reduce the risk of insecurity? Morgan outlines a spectrum of solutions states use to manage violent conflict, ranging from strategies that individual governments enact largely on their own, such as distribution of power, deterrence, or arms control, to those such as collective security and multilateralism that are more global in nature. The book progresses into tactical and practical actions, from negotiation and mediation to peace imposition. Morgan evaluates each strategy and tactic in terms of how well it addresses three levels of security--systemic, state, and societal--to show how they are interrelated and complementary to each other in important ways. Addressing insecurity at one level often elicits further insecurity at another. Morgan shows students how these various levels interact-either to a state’s advantage or to its detriment-so they can comprehensively analyze the ways that political actors manage (or incite) conflict.

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• Terms and Concepts boxes go beyond simple definitions and provide students with a concept’s evolution over time or the controversy surrounding the meaning of a certain term.
• Cases and Context boxes offer needed background and interesting detail about pivotal cases of conflict, both historical and contemporary in nature.
• Key terms are bolded throughout and compiled in a glossary.
• Annotated bibliographic essays at the end of each chapter point students to additional sources for further study.

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Part I. Outlining the Problem

1. An Introduction to Security in International Relations
The Realist Perspective
Problems in Cooperation
Levels of Security
Security Dilemmas and the Dilemmas of Pursing Security
Conclusion
Sources and Other Useful Readings

2. The Problem of War in International Politics
On the Causes of War
Perception of War at the State Level
The Impact on State and Societal Security
The Impact on Systemic Security
Conclusion
Sources and Other Useful Readings

Part II. Strategic and Structural Solutions

3. The Appropriate Distribution of Power
Strategies for Peace and Security
The Strategy of Arranging an “Appropriate” Distribution of Power
Creating an Appropriate Power Distribution Inside States
Does the Distribution of Power Strategy Work?
Conclusion
Sources and Other Useful Readings

4. Seeking “Cheap” Victories
Elements of a Cheap-Victory Strategy
Cheap Victories in the Twentieth Century
The Appeal of a Cheap Victory Strategy
Conclusion: An Assessment at the Three Levels of Security
Sources and Other Useful Readings

5. Deterrence and Arms Control
The Main Elements of Deterrence
The Credibility Problem
The Stability Problem
Does Deterrence Work?
Arms Control and Disarmament
Conclusion: An Assessment
Sources and Other Useful Readings

6. The Great Power Concert
The Main Elements of a Concert
The Strategy in Practice
Conclusion: Assessing Great Power Concerts
Sources and Other Useful Readings

7. Wilsonian Collective Security
The Main Elements of Willsonian Collective Security
Credibility and Stability
Wilsonian Collective Security in Practice
Conclusion: Assessing Wilsonian Collective Security
Sources and Other Useful Readings

8. Complex Multilateralism and Integration
Complex Multilateralism
Complex Multilateralism in Practice
Integration
The European Union
Conclusion: Assessing the Two Strategies
Sources and Other Useful Readings

Part III. Tactical and Practical Solutions

9. Peacemaking by Conflict Resolution: Negotiation and Mediation
Peacemaking--Conflict Resolution
Negotiation
Mediation
Some General Features and Principles of Negotiation and Mediation
Conclusion: An Assessment of Negotiation and Mediation
Sources and Other Useful Readings

10. Peacekeeping
Who Does Peacekeeping
Classic Principles of Peacekeeping
Experience Piles Up
Peacekeeping: General Rules For Today
Conclusion
Sources and Other Useful Readings

11. Peace Enforcement and Peace Imposition
Main Elements of Peace Enforcement and Imposition
Peace Enforcement and Imposition in Practice
Explaining the Use of Peace Enforcement and Peace Imposition
Results: Protracted Insecurity and Partitions
Conclusion
Sources and Other Useful Readings

12. Peacebuilding
The Main Elements of Peacebuilding
Peacebuilding: Who Does What?
Peacebuilding in Practice
Conclusion: An Assessment of Peacebuilding
Sources and Other Useful Readings

Part IV. Conclusion

13. Conclusion

"Professor Morgan tackles an important topic. He approaches it with his usual combination of careful scholarship, insight, and wit. The result is a unique and important contribution to our understanding of how states cope with conflict."

"International Security: Problems and Solutions covers a wide range of arguments in the fields of international relations and security studies. Morgan effectively ties these arguments and approaches together with a logical progression from deterrence through concert and collective-security arrangements to integration. His generous use of examples from history and contemporary world affairs lends perspective and explanatory power to current events."

"This is a necessary textbook in response to the growing demand for courses in security studies. The book covers the major issues relating to peace and conflict, starting with the neo-realist perspective and then advancing into more neo-liberal approaches and methods that have been applied for the purpose of terminating wars or at least regulating conflicts. Although this book is intended for students with no background in security studies and international relations, at the end of each chapter the author provides very good bibliographical reviews, which can help students who are interested in advancing their knowledge."

Patrick M. Morgan (PhD, Yale University) is professor of political science and the Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Irvine. His research topics include national and international security, deterrence in theory and practice, arms control, and regional security management particularly in Northeast Asia. He has authored and edited many books, including Deterrence Now (2003), Security Studies Today (1999), Reviewing the Cold War (1999), and Regional Orders (1997).