This work presents the evolution of the traditional concept of "national security" as military security to additionally embrace "environmental security" and then necessarily also "social (societal) security", thence to be termed "comprehensive human security". It accomplishes this primarily by presenting 11
of the author's own benchmark papers published between 1983 and 2010 (additionally providing bibliographic citations to a further 36 of the author's related publications during that period). The work stresses the importance of transfrontier (regional) cooperation, and also recognizes global overpopulation
as a key impediment to achieving comprehensive human security.

Provides an entree to the field of national (military) security and its evolution to comprehensive human security Supplies the necessary information to understand the concept of environmental security Presents critical background for the study of sustainable development Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Arthur H. Westing USA): Ph.D. (Yale), UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honour (1990); Fellow, AAAS, member of steering group of its Section on Societal Impacts of Science and Engineering, heads Westing Associates in Environment, Security & Education; former Professor of Ecology and Dean of Natural Science at Hampshire College. He was a research forester with the US Forest Service, taught forestry, ecology, and conservation at various colleges and uni-versities, was a senior researcher at SIPRI and PRIO where he directed the UNEP project on 'Peace, Security, and the Environment'. He has been a Consultant in Environmental Security to the World Bank, UNEP, UNIDIR, and UNESCO, to the International Committee of the Red Cross, to the Government of Eritrea. He is a member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas, Vice-President of the International Society of Naturalists (INSONA), and member or advisor to other international environmental non-governmental organizations and scholarly journals.

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National and International Security: An Evolving Concept.- The Author's Relevant Papers: A Selective Listing.- From Environmental Security to Comprehensive Security: A Necessary.- Regional Security: An Ecological Necessity.- Regional Security: Maritime Issues.- Regional Security: Transfrontier Cooperation.- Regional Security: The Case of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).- The Question of Globalization.- Environmental Refugees: A Stark Reminder.- Population: Perhaps the Basic Issue.- Glossary.