Preface The Author Acknowledgments Transnational Security: An Introduction The State of Security Security and Its Relationship to Threats The Pursuit of Security: Prioritizing Security and Societal Values The Cost of Pursuing Security: The Problem with Trade-Offs The Provision of Security The Transformation of Security Dealing with Transnational Security Concluding Thoughts Decisions Under Uncertainty: Theories and Practice in Security Studies Perpetrators as Rational Actors The Perils of Uncertainty Realism Liberalism Certainty Also Matters: The Pitfalls of Misplaced Certainty The Problems with Preemption Targeted Killings: Justified Preemptive Strikes? Ushering in the Age of Precaution Errors in Decision Making in Response to Uncertainty: Lessons from Psychology Concluding Thoughts Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation Nonproliferation: Arms Control in Practice Nuclear Terrorism Kant and the Objectives of Classical Arms Control Theory Democracies and Arms Control Choosing Arms Control: What Determines This Identities and Roles in Practice Nuclear Weapons and the Double-Damned Dilemma Concluding Thoughts Transnational Terrorism What Is Terrorism? Typologies of Terrorism Terrorists¿ Modus Operandi Counterterrorism Drivers for Counterterrorism Criminalizing and Combating Terrorism Concluding Thoughts Transnational Organized Crime Transnational Organized Crime Human Trafficking Child Trafficking Organ Trafficking Human Smuggling Drug Trafficking Drivers of Drug Trafficking Drug Trafficking Hubs Wildlife Trafficking Drivers for Wildlife Trafficking International Laws and Initiatives Arms Trafficking Cigarette Trafficking Trafficking in Precious Metals and Gemstones Cultural Property Trafficking Concluding Thoughts Cybersecurity Committing Cybercrime Desperately Seeking Cybersecurity United and Structured Cybersecurity Response Deterring Cybercriminals Public¿Private Partnerships Concluding Thoughts Natural Disasters: A Forgotten Security Risk? Natural Disasters: Costs and Consequences The Risk of Natural Disasters Emergency Management Mitigation Response Recovery Preparedness Lessons Learned in International Emergency Management Concluding Thoughts Human-Made Disasters Types of Human-Made Disasters Nuclear Events: Accidents or Incidents? Chemical Accidents Fires Oil Spills Concluding Thoughts Infectious Diseases The Spread of Infectious Diseases Impact of Infectious Diseases Weaponization of Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS SARS H1N1 Dealing with Infectious Diseases Prevention and Mitigation Preparedness Response Concluding Thoughts Security Issues in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies Mass Atrocities Dealing with Mass Atrocities Preventing Conflict Early Warning Systems Protecting Civilians Ending Impunity Repairing Harm Done Refugee Crises Concluding Thoughts The Fight for Natural Resources: Seeking Food and Water Security Food Security Food Insecurity Dealing with Food Insecurity The Right to Food and the Right to Be Free from Hunger Water Security Drivers of Water Scarcity Water Conflicts The Right to Water Concluding Thoughts Energy Security: Current Issues Energy Sources The Pursuit of Energy Security Energy Geopolitics of Turkey Persian Gulf Energy Resources Transporting Energy Resources: Disruptions and Vulnerabilities Oil Embargoes and World Energy Security Dealing with Energy Insecurity Concluding Thoughts The Future of Transnational Security: Concluding Remarks Structural Issues in Transnational Security Poverty Inequality Corruption The Way Forward Environmental Issues: Climate Change "New" Transnational Security Threats.