Global Security Flashcards
Freedom of groups and people from various forms of threats, whether economic, political, or social in nature
security
unstable; prone to chain-ganging, buckpassing
Multipolarity
relatively stable; strategic calculations are
easier
Bipolarity
stable when the uncontested hegemon helps provide order
Unipolarity
principle that nuclear weapons deter enemy states because of the destruction they could cause
Mutually assured destruction
Source of threat: other states
Symmetric
Source of threat: nonstate sources
Asymmetric
an assured basic income for individuals,
usually from productive and remunerative work, or, in the last resort, from some publicly financed safety net.
Economic security
ensuring that all people at all times have both physical and economic access to basic food
Food security
guaranteeing a minimum protection from
diseases and unhealthy lifestyles.
Health security
protecting people from the short- and
long-term ravages of nature, man-made threats in nature, and deterioration of the natural environment.
Environmental security
protecting people from physical violence,
whether from the state or external states, from violent individuals and sub-state factors, from domestic abuse, and from predatory adults.
Personal security
protecting people from the loss of
traditional relationships and values, and from sectarian and ethnic
violence.
Community security
ensuring that people live in a society that
honors their basic human rights and ensuring the freedom of individuals and groups from government attempts to exercise control over ideas and information.
Political security
