Bøker (kjøpes):
John Lewis Gaddis, Surprise, security and the American experience, Harvard University Press 2004, kap. 4, s. 69-113 (noter s. 131-141).
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Artikler (i kompendium):
Karen Ballentine, “Beyond Greed and Grievance: Reconsidering the Economic Dynamics of Armed Conflict”, i Karen Ballentine & Jake Sherman, The Political Economy of Armed Conflict, Rienner 2003, s. 259-283.
Paul Collier & Nicholas Sambanis, Understanding Civil War, The World Bank 2005, kap. 1 og 10 (s. 1-34 og s. 299-230).
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Michael Pugh & Neil Cooper, War Economies in a Regional Context, Rienner 2004, “Introduction” og “Conclusion”, s.1-15 og s. 219-238.
Paul Richards, “New War”, I Richards, red., No Peace, No War, James Currey, Oxford, s. 1-21.
Bruce Russett m.fl., “Clash of Civilizations or Realism and Liberalism Déja Vu?”, samt etterfølgende debatt med Huntington, Journal of Peace Research, 37/5, Sept. 2000, s.583-612.
Gerald Schneider m.fl. “Does Globalization Contribute to Peace? A Critical Survey of the Literature”, i Schneider m.fl., Globalization and Armed Conflict, Rowman & Littlefield 2003, s. 3-29.
Indra de Soysa, “The Resourse Curse: Are Civil Wars Driven by Rapacity or Paucity?” I Mats Berdal & David M. Malone, red., Greed and Grievance. Economic Agendas in Civil Wars, Rienner 2000, kap. 6, s. 113-136.
Stein Tønnesson, “The Imperial Temptation”, Security Dialogue, 35/3, Sept. 2004, s. 329-343.
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Anbefalt kursorisk lesning (lastes ned gratis fra Dansk Institutt for Internasjonale Studiers hjemmeside): Bertel Heurlin og Sten Rynning, Det 21. århundres trusler, Dansk Institutt for Internasjonale Studier, 2006. 160 sider.