Endorsements
"Chris Abbott is a rising star of the peace and security field. Within a short time he has established himself as a distinctive and influential voice, capable of deep analysis, and the vision to drive this analysis home where it counts."
Dr John Sloboda, Director, Recording Casualties in Armed Conflict Programme, Oxford Research Group
"Chris Abbott's much-valued contribution to the developing concept of sustainable security is crucial in helping us construct a much-needed and wise response to the challenges we face."
Professor Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
21 Speeches That Shaped Our World: The People and Ideas That Changed the Way We Think
"Throughout, Abbott provides a thorough historical context and argues convincingly for the relevance of the ideas expressed." Tim Souster, Financial Times
An Uncertain Future: Law Enforcement, National Security and Climate Change
"Chris Abbott's paper is one of the very few studies that go into the political and strategic consequences of the problem systematically. Everybody knows that global warming will have major impacts in these areas, but most studies content themselves with what amounts to a list of the anticipated problems. In a serious but unhysterical way, Abbott delves deeper." Dr Gwynne Dyer, broadcaster and author of Climate Wars
"Abbott should be commended for repeatedly eschewing alarmist responses to climate change's security challenges and instead urging a pragmatic and humane approach." Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Beyond Terror: The Truth About the Real Threats to Our World
"This incisive study is radical in the proper sense; it penetrates beneath the surface of the debate in the West over its security to demonstrate that the real threat to global peace and stability lies in our failure to recognise our interdependence." Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"Outstanding… It is a joy to come across a book that is truth telling and myth breaking on the subject of our security. It will change the way you look at the world and, once informed, I challenge anyone not to move into action." Anita Roddick
"This brilliant and lucid book is the single most important contribution to understanding and coping with the future that I have ever read." Brian Eno
"Powerful and well-presented... The argument it makes is hard to fault. Anyone who claims to be interested in security would be foolish not to read it." George Monbiot, The Guardian
"An important book… At every level of decision-making, all policy-makers should have a copy of this study on their desk." HRH Prince Hassan of Jordan
"A truly illuminating book...The world's senior politicians should be made to read this, and read it now. It shows the war on terror to be a war of error and gives the clearest picture yet of an alternative way forward." Tom Clifford, Gulf News
"There is a glorious simplicity in the prose which is very persuasive. The writing is clear - like George Orwell's - and employs jargon only where absolutely necessary... This book makes every effort to be reasonable and understanding every time it tiptoes near a controversial topic." Tribune
"This is a succinct and cogent argument for an approach to international security that acknowledges interdependence."
Neil Davison, Times Higher Education
Global Responses to Global Threats: Sustainable Security for the 21st Century
"A truly inspirational report… The younger generation in particular desperately need its imaginative and hopeful ideas for sustainable alternative security strategies." Commander Robert Green, New Zealand Peace Foundation
"A serious, profound, thought-provoking report. This valuable study will greatly benefit the common efforts to build a better world." Niu Qiang, Secretary General, Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament
"Important, profound, up-to-date… a must read." Dr Mariano Aguirre, Director, Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre
"If we are to reverse the deepening crisis, a global approach to security in all its aspects is needed. The authors offer a compelling starting point." Air Marshal Lord Garden
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