This book studies systemic vulnerabilities and their impact on states and individual survival.
The author theorizes that the structure of the international system is a product of the
distribution of capabilities and vulnerabilities across states. States function or behave in
terms of these systemic threats. The author examines a number of specific case-studies focusing
on military economic environmental political and cyber vulnerabilities and how different
states are impacted by them. Arguing that current attempts to securitize these vulnerabilities
through defensive foreign policies are largely failing the books makes the case for
prioritizing economic development and human security.
