"This book will help civilian and military leaders, opinion makers, scholars, and interested citizens come to grips with the realities of the twenty-first-century global security arena by dissecting lessons from both the past and the present. Addresses the changing nature of the contemporary global security landscape in an illuminating introductory chapter. Clearly demonstrates the evolving nature of global security through case studies. Takes a linear analytic approach, with a vignette that examines an internal security situation accompanying each chapter. Addresses the major gaps in the national and international security literature." -- adapted from Amazon.

Introduction, method, and lessons from the Portuguese Coup of 1974 -- Stability-or not : lessons from Italy (1968-1983) and Western Sahara (1975-present) -- Stability and security : lessons that should have been learned in Somalia (1992-1998) and the British and American experience in Bosnia (1992-1998) -- Stability and development : lessons from Argentina (1960-present) and Mexico (1999-present) -- attacking the state from within -- Development and governance : lessons from Vietnam, 1959-1975; and Algeria, 1954-1962 re creating the conditions that lead to the moral right to take control of government -- Governance and sovereignty : the British experience in Malaya, 1948-1960; and some contrasting lessons from El Salvador, 1979-1992 -- From sovereignty back to security -- or not : lessons from Venezuela, 1998-date; and Uruguay, 1962-2005 -- Toward a paradigm for foreign policy and power asset management-or not : the proxy war against the Soviet 40th army in Afghanistan, 1979-1989 -- Key points and lessons. : what high mucky-mucks and the enlightened electorate should know about conflict and security in the contemporary global security arena.