been happy with the Afghan Security Forces and ad hoc militias and only replaced them because of political reasons or … because they felt that they were no longer needed. By contrast, the work of private security companies seems to have satisfied … money to the governments involved in the medium and long-term. Moreover, private security contractors are not subject to the …

This piece provides a Foreword to the new journal by the chair of Economics for Peace and Security. …

transnationalism, especially of transnational security concerns, into any consideration of peace in the region. Transnational threat …

This paper considers the economic theories that are relevant for the study of peace war and international security . It … presents different levels of generality, starting with the big questions of international security, which are usually the … specific developments in economics and security. More specifically it reviews the economics of security, distinguishing …

less favourable, at least initially, with changes in the international security environment, cuts in military spending and …

The emergence of new patterns of conflict with globalization has led to the re-configuration of the security agreement … and the emergence of a "new security paradigm" in recent years. Securing could still lead to neglect issues of governance …

terrorist activities and threats that might compromise future security. We report the results from two surveys indicating that … support for government secrecy varies across situations depending on the threat and context. A majority of respondents … preferences of its citizens on important policy issues related to public safety and security. …