Losing Control

'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability''Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind''A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change''No other book sets out so comprehensively the dangers attached to military security - described as 'unsustainable and self-defeating' - when fundamental rethinking about the real solutions to global insecurity is crucial''This fourth edition more clearly than ever demonstrates the connections between the neoliberal economy, environmental degradation and the false assumptions of security as a state rather than human-centred problem. This book makes the argument with clarity for a total rethink of how we live together''With a magisterial overview of the last half century, this book offers a prophetic yet ultimately hopeful political and social challenge: to re-think economics, the environment and security for the sake of future generations. A compelling read, it is bold and realistic, principled and pragmatic''Paul Rogers tells it as it is. If you want to really understand the global security challenges we face, then read this book. His analysis is an urgent call to act against rampant inequalities, the diffusion of violence, ecological crisis, and the militarism that underpins a security paradigm of elite control''For twenty years now, the four editions of Losing Control have been analysing how the economic, environmental and security paradigms that dominate world politics have become increasingly brittle. Paul Rogers writes with realism, radicalism and, ultimately, with optimism''A passionate, personal and, above all, thought-provoking case for a fundamental rethink of international security in the 21st century. I would strongly recommend this book to new students of security and international affairs'