TY - BOOK AU - KAY Sean TI - Global security in the twenty-first century: the quest for power and the search for peace SN - 9781442206137 (hbk.) : PY - 2012/// CY - Boulder, Col. USA PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - INTERNATIONAL SECURITY KW - PEACE N1 - Description based upon print version of record N2 - This thoroughly updated edition of Global Security in the Twenty-first Century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the world. Sean Kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the Middle East, Asia, and Eurasia. Kay focuses especially on the implications of the election of Barack Obama and the changing role of the United States in global security. He builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade ER -