Collective Security Beyond the Cold War

by George W. Downs

The fall of the Soviet empire, like the redistributions of power that followed the fall of Napoleon and the end of the two world wars, has focused attention on schemes that advertise an ability to prevent the return of conflict and promote cooperation. Chief among these is the controversial idea of a new collective security system or a redesigned United Nations. Advocates view such an institution as an inevitable step in human evolution and the basic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472104578
• ISBN13: 9780472104574
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.