Globalization and the easy movement of people‎,‎ weapons‎,‎ and toxins across borders has transformed security into a transnational phenomenon‎.‎ Preventing transnational security threats has proven to be a very difficult challenge for governments and institutions around the world‎.‎ Transnational Security addresses these issues‎,‎ which are at the forefront of every global security professional‎'‎s agenda‎.‎ This book analyzes the most pressing current transnational security threats‎,‎ including weapons of mass destruction‎,‎ terrorism‎,‎ organized crime‎,‎ cybercrime‎,‎ natural disasters‎,‎ human‎-made disasters‎,‎ infectious diseases‎,‎ food insecurity‎,‎ water insecurity‎,‎ and energy insecurity‎.‎ It considers the applicable international laws and examines how key international organizations are dealing with these issues‎.‎ The author uses a combination of theory and real‎-world examples to illustrate the transnational nature of security risks‎.‎ By providing a detailed account of the different threats‎,‎ countermeasures‎,‎ and their implications for a number of different fields‎-law‎,‎ public policy and administration‎,‎ security‎,‎ and criminology‎-this book will be an extremely useful resource for academicians‎,‎ practitioners‎,‎ and graduate and upper‎-level undergraduate students in these areas‎.‎