International & World Politics, Political Science, International Relations 

Presents a historical and theoretical appraisal of the new realities facing the Third World, introducing students to a uniquely Third World perspective that shows not only how the governments, but more importantly the people of the Third World are affected by recent international developments. 

This work offers an exploration of the multifaceted security problems facing the Third World in the aftermath of the Cold War. Ayoob adresses what he perceives as the major underlying cause of conflict and insecurity in the Third World - the early stage of state making at which postcolonial states find themselves - drawing comparisons with the West European experience. He argues that this approach provides richer comparative data and less ephemeral conclusions than those that adopt developemnt of dependency as their basic organising concepts. Subsequent chapters analyse the dynamics of interstate conflict in the Third world, the role of Third World countries in the international system, and, especially, the critical impact of the end of the Cold War and the Third World security problematic. Ayoob concludes with a set of explanations intended to help students, scholars, and policymakers decipher the continuing profusion of conflicts in the Third World and the trends and problems that will likely dominate well into the 21st century. - from Amzon 

CONTENTS

1. Concepts and definitions: “third world” and “security” …………….p. 1

2. State making and third world security ……………………………….......p. 21

3. Interstate conflict and regional insecurity ………………………….....…p. 47

4. The third world and the system of states ……………………………......p. 71

5. The third world, bipolarity, and the cold war …………………………....p. 93

6. The third world and the post-cold war global balance ……………….p. 115

7. The third world’s post-cold war security predicament
The external dimension………………………………………….......................…….p. 139

8. The third world’s post-cold war security predicament:
The internal dimension ………………………………………………........................p. 165

9. The security problematic of the third world ………………….....………..p. 189