Food Security

Throughouthistory,humansocietieshavestruggledtoensurethatallpeoplehaveaccesstosufficientfoodtoleadactiveandhealthylives.Despitegreatglobaleffort,eventsoftheearly21stcenturyclearlydemonstratethatfoodremainsapressingchallengewhichhassignificantimplicationsforsecurity.Inthisbook,BryanMcDonaldexploreshowprocessesofglobalizationandglobalchangehavereshapedfoodsystemsinwaysthathavesignificantimpactsforthenationalsecurityofstatesandthehumanofcommunitiesandindividuals.Overthepastfewdecades,local,regional,andnationalfoodsystemshaveincreasinglybecomeintertwinedinanemergingglobalfoodnetwork.Thiscomplexwebofrelationsincludestheproduction,harvest,processing,transport,andconsumptionoffood.Whilethisglobalfoodnetworkprovidesnewopportunitiesforimprovinghealthandwell–being,italsogivesrisetonewsourcesofsecuritythreatsandvulnerabilities.Thisdetailedandcomprehensiveintroductiontothemajorissuesimpactingglobalfoodsecuritywillbeessentialreadingforstudentsandscholarsinsecuritystudies,internationalpolitics,andenvironmentalstudies.