Conflict and Cooperation in the Global Commons ─ A Comprehensive Approach for International Security

Thirteen chapters, presented by Jasper (Center for Civil-Military Relations, US Naval Postgraduate School), take stock of the intertwined roles of the military, civil, and commercial spheres in managing conflict and cooperation in the "global commons" of maritime, air, space, and cyber domains, largely approaching the subject from the perspective of the US national security apparatus. The papers are organized into sections that address the broad theoretical contours of security dynamics in the global commons, types of conflict and types of cooperation in the global commons, institutional mechanisms for approaching issues of the commons, and the importance of working towards behavioral norms in the commons. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Scott Jasper is a retired Navy captain and lecturer at the US Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Civil-Military Relations and was formerly Associate Dean for the School of International Graduate Studies there. He has edited two previous books,Transforming Defense Capabilities and Securing Freedom in the Global Commons.