Bøger af Jurgen Brauer

One challenge faced by NATO arises from its relationship with the European Union as Europe develops a defence and security identity and a procurement policy. This volume aims to demonstrate how concepts from economics and other social science disciplines can be applied to regional defence issues.

This book takes a comprehensive look at the environmental costs of wars around the world since the end of World War II, drawing on case studies from Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Africa, and other regions.

Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Filling a gap in the literature on peace design from an economic perspective, Peace Economics extends beyond economic principles into the wider realm of social reconstitution, social contract, and social capital in the hopes of helping practitioners build a more stable peace.

This study examines the theoretical approaches to the economics of conflict, war and peace, focusing on economic growth and human development. It accounts the cost of a war and its aftermath and the application of "securing security", arguing that global frameworks may prevent conflict and war.

With the US invasion of Iraq, the issue of arms trading is once again at the forefront of world events. Arms-importing countries often ask their suppliers to 'offset' the cost by reinvesting some of the money in their country