Deadly Transfers and the Global Playground

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Deadly Transfers and the Global Playground Transnational Security Threats in a Disorderly World

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Robert Mandel

Book Code: C6228

ISBN: 0-275-96228-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96228-9

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160 pages, figures

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 4/30/1999

List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Reviews:

This book is provocative and insightful.
—The International History Review
Those interested in thought-provoking analysis of covert transnational transfers should read this book. Mandel addresses a very complex and challenging problem in a manner that is certain to encourage discussion among scholars and policmakers.
—American Political Science Review

Description: Mandel's comprehensive study provides an integrated, explanatory analysis of the new global security environment, which he terms "the global playground," and the consequent blossoming of ominous flows or "deadly transfers." It includes an analysis of the behavior of rogue states, terrorist groups, transnational criminal organizations, and deviant individuals. Mandel begins with a discussion of the general nature of the emerging global situation and the transborder activities that occur within it, then turns to an overarching analysis of the intractable causes, pernicious consequences, and futile cures associated with these ominous transnational flows. Such activities include clandestine conventional arms, illegal human migration, illicit drugs, hazardous materials, lethal diseases, and information disruption. Both national and international organizations are fundamentally weak when it comes to dealing with such transfers. In contrast to the prevailing view that more deterrence-oriented coercion is necessary to stop these flows, this study suggests that a bottom-up approach involving changes in mass attitudes is crucial. It does not shy away from pointing directly at potential areas of security dysfunction at all levels of policy making. In taking a largely theoretical rather than case-specific approach to exploring these issues, it hopes to avoid the usual laundry list of shocking anecdotal incidents to develop a broader understanding of the new security dilemmas confronting us all. Finally, in demonstrating the futility of existing remedies and in suggesting an alternative, preliminary set of ideas to cope with these transactions, Mandel attempts to give security policy makers a wider arsenal of options from which to choose.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
The Emerging Global Playground
The Spread of Deadly Transfers
Intractable Causes, Pernicious Consequences, and Futile Cures
Clandestine Arms Flows
Illegal Migrant Flows
Illicit Drug Flows
Hazardous Materials Flows
Infectious Disease Flows
Information Disrupton Flows
National Hypocrisy and Deadly Transfers
Crippled International Rules of the Game and the Global Playground
Security Implications: Turning a Playground into a Civil Community
Selected Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 98-46794

LCC Class: UA10

Dewey Class: 327


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