ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on concepts, meanings and categories of security. It addresses security in its dynamic, changing meaning, pointing to evolution and transformation of the organised forms of violence. The book focuses on technological aspects, underlining the expansion of technologies, the rise of remotely-controlled devices, the dilemma of dual-use technologies and the impact of military technologies on education and science. It elaborates current security dilemmas, and focuses on terrorism and cyber warfare as the major global threats. The book makes a new contribution to the ongoing debate on contemporary security in the rapidly evolving local and global environment. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of security structures and systems permeated by the protocols of war. The book elaborates the impact of the military on research and technology development. It also addresses the issue of cyber security and defence.
