Shaping South East Europe's Security Community for the Twenty-First Century - (New Security Challenges) (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In this book, leading academics and policy practitioners develop approaches for managing critical contemporary and emerging security challenges for South East Europe. They attempt to conceptualize and realize security as a cooperative endeavour for collective good, in contrast to security narratives driven by power and national egotism.

Review Quotes

"This is the right book at the right time about the right place. By taking a functional approach the book places South-East Europe in the much-needed context of the twenty-first century's rapidly changing strategic environment."

- Julian Lindley-French, Eisenhower Professor of Defence Strategy, Netherlands Defense Academy, Strategic Advisory Panel, UK Chief of Defence Staff and Strategic Advisors Group

"This book is an invaluable resource to understanding the most complex security challenges facing nations of South East Europe and the world." - Karl A. Lamers, Deputy Chairman of the Defence Committee of the German Parliament and President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

"Shaping South East Europe's Security Community for the Twenty First Century brings together a diversity of highly qualified academics and senior policy practitioners to explore critical traditional and non-traditional security challenges in South East Europe. As the region remains in flux, the book will no doubt contribute to the development of a regional security community, highlighting challenges shared among South East European nations and the global community. It is a timely effort and provides a unique source for university courses and graduate seminars as well as for policymakers." - Mustafa Aydin, Rector and Professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University, Instanbul and President of the International Relations Council of Turkey

"Through this comprehensive study of both traditional and new security sources and threats, addressing both academic specialists and political decision makers, the authors point to the importance of regional cooperation and strengthening mutual trust among the people of South East Europe in order to overcome the pervasive legacy of past conflict. The tremendous work of this distinguished group of highly qualified contributors aims to elaborate approaches to preserve regional stability and peace within South East Europeand the wider transatlantic and global communities." - Dragan Simi?, Professor of International Relations and Security in the Faculty of Political Science, University in Belgrade, Serbia

"South East Europe remains torn between the quest for peace and democracy, and a past legacy of conflict and violence. This book has the merit to assemble the contributions of many experts in the numerous fields of security in Southeast Europe, and contribute to clarifying intentions and approaches for the future." - Lieutenant-General (Ret.) Fabio Mini (Italian Army), former Chief of Staff of the NATO Allied Forces of Southern Europe and Commander of the Kosovo-Force (KFOR)

"The book is a must-read for policymakers and scholars who study the forces shaping South East Europe. Drawing on a wealth of expertise, this work brings critical issues into sharp focus as it redefines the debate about the areas of greatest concern to policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Facing our current economic and security challenges, this is an immensely important book that helps us understand why South East Europe remains central to international security." - William C. Martel, PhD, Associate Professor of International Security Studies, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA

About the Author

John C. Reppert, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany Selmo Cikoti? American School of Government at American University, Bosnia and Herzegovina Kevin Ryan, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, USA Kenneth Geers, U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), USA Konstantin Samofalov, Defense and Security and Justice and Administration, Serbia Petar Tur? inovi? Croatia's Ambassador to Montenegro Dragan Simeunovi? University of Belgrade, Serbia Adam Dolnik, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany Lidija? ehuli? University of Zagreb, Crotia Alexey V. Kuznetsov, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russia Mitat Celikpala, Kadir Has University, Istanbul Gregory Gleason, College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany Captain David Belt, US Navy (Ret.), National Intelligence University, Washington DC, USA CaptainIoannis Chapsos, Hellenic Navy (Ret.), Coventry University, UK Vice-Admiral Dragan Samard ic, Armed Forces of Montenegro Valbona Zeneli, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany Marios-Panagiotis Efthymiopoulos, Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, USA Anna Krasteva, New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria Rear Admiral (Ret.) Alberto Cervone Frances T. Pilch, Department of Political Science at the United States Air Force Academy, USA.