The post-World War II fabric of global security simply does not meet the needsof todays world. Built for a different age, different threats, and a different bal... » 

The post-World War II fabric of global security simply does not meet the needsof todays world. Built for a different age, different threats, and a different balance of power, the current multilateral security system is ill-equipped to address todays most pressing global challenges. This book makes a compelling case for forming new international partnerships and revitalizing instruments of cooperation. Power and Responsibility establishes a new conceptual foundation for international security: responsible sovereignty, or the notion that sovereignty entails obligations and duties toward other states as well ones own. «