Losing Control

'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' -- 'New Internationalist' 'Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind' -- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, CB, FRAeS, Former Director, Royal United Services Institution for Defence Studies 'A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change' -- 'Peace News' 'No other book sets out so comprehensively the dangers attached to military security - described as 'unsustainable and self-defeating' - when fundamental rethinking about the real solutions to global insecurity is crucial' -- Bruce Kent, Vice-President of the CND 'This fourth edition more clearly than ever demonstrates the connections between the neoliberal economy, environmental degradation and the false assumptions of security as a state rather than human-centred problem. This book makes the argument with clarity for a total rethink of how we live together' -- Jenny Pearce, Research Professor at the Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics 'With a magisterial overview of the last half century, this book offers a prophetic yet ultimately hopeful political and social challenge: to re-think economics, the environment and security for the sake of future generations. A compelling read, it is bold and realistic, principled and pragmatic' -- The Rt Revd Nicholas Baines, Bishop of Leeds