Political Asymmetries in the Era of Globalization

The Editor: Josef Schröfl, Colonel of the Austrian Armed Forces; Political Scientist; Fullbright Graduated University of Delaware (2005); present Posting at the Austrian MOD, Departement for Military Strategy; lectures and writes on Asymmetries, Asymmetric Warfare and Strategic Cultures.

lt;i>Contents: Germain Ngoi Tshibambe: Failed States and Security Predicament: The Reciprocity And Equivalency Game of the Asymmetric Threats - Carlos Roberto Jara Gonzalez Navero: Asymmetric Security Threats within Mercosur in the Globalization era - Aline Contti Castro: On Globalization, Security and Development in the 21st Century, - the Threats we face - Gerardo Rodriguez Sanchez Lara: The Asymmetrical Security and Defense Relations between Mexico and the US: The real David and Goliath - Jose Antonio Sifuentes Espinosa: Ungovernance as a big asymmetric threat in non Consolidated Andean democracies - Juan Erardo Battaleme Martinez: Sovereignty and asymmetric threats - Rethinking the Principle of Non-Intervention at the beginning of the 21st Century - Samuel R. Schubert: In search of that illusive Terrorist Profile - Debunking myths behind the violence - Joey Shi-Ruey Long: An Agenda for the East Asia Summit: Thirty Recommendations for Regional Cooperation in East Asia - Sonsak Shusawat: Asymmetric Security Threats in Asia: Thailand as an example - Sridhar Rajavelu: Asymmetric Threats form the Sea Tigers of Sri Lanka - Subhilar: The Moslem World within the Globalization - Thazhathupadathil Gopolan Suresh: Between National Security and Human Development: Exploring the South Asian Predicament - Heiko Pääbo: The Gap between the «Social Realities» and Policies: The Estonian Ability to Response to the New Security Threats - Susana Sanchez Ferro: Terrorism and Law: Relevant Changes in Law Systems Post 9/11 - Josef Schröfl: Asymmetric Warfare - a new phenomenon of the International Politics.

«An extremely interesting book both in terms of the detailed information containd within it and its determinedly security-oriented style. (NDu, Bulletin Quotidien Europe)