Lecture 6: Security Flashcards
Old wars
traditional warfare
decisive
funded by the government
ideologically a forward looking project
territory at stake
New wars
territory not at stake
undecisive- guerrilla wars
not ideologically driven
drones
government don’t fund as many wars
more civilians dying
Drones
asymmetry of power on the poor
new kind of space- far way but intimate
ethics involved- right to bomb?
look from above- godlike complex
Rape as a weapon of war
old as war it self
bosnian war- 50,000 rapes only 30 convicted
What about peace?
merge the lines between war and peace
interlinked
in absence of one another
what is war with our peace and peace without war?
Human/Bio/National security
human security- can pay for war but not pay for benefits
Biosecutiry- australia tough on the borders protecting them
NATIONAL - Mi5
narratives and pathways
outbreaks
racial tropes
ebola- radicalised other- only help when it could tackle the western world
diseases don’t derive from the western world
water security
water rights on rivers
india wants to irrigate and divert the water before it gets to bangladesh
china - wants to divert the water from himalayas back into china
no one wants to listen to bangladesh
same with food security- land grab
Energy security
diversifying your energy
want people to keep on using your resources
hurricane katrina- stopped and disrupted the energy security
so did gulf of mexico disaster
Reading- Barnett and Adger
locals- stuff going on locally affects their immediate world- individual human security
risk to national security- cause/consequence of human insecurity
ways in which climate change may affect human security a daunting task
opportunity costs for women - reproductive and domestic obligations- less likely to engage in acts of organised violence
Reading - Barnett and Adger more
gender division of labour- makes women the first to suffer from the direct and indirect consequences - of violent conflict
women- often most important actors in peace-building endeavours
inequalityy causes violent internal conflict - generation gaps- source of frustration and alienation
