National security and other national concerns Flashcards
refers to the security of a nation state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions and is regarded as a duty of government.
National Security
has come to mean a wide range of things or ranging from economic and political risks to violent non-state actors and the effects of natural disasters
National Security
was originally conceived as protection against military attack but is now understood to include economic and other non-military dimensions
National security
a state or condition wherein the people’s welfare, well-being, ways of life; government and its institutions; territorial integrity; sovereignty; and core values are enhanced and protected
the Philippines and Filipino people, national security is defined as
Anything that threatens the physical well-being of the population or jeopardizes the stability of a nation’s economy or institutions is considered a national security threat.
National Security Threat
Types of National security threats
hostile government, terrorism. cybercrimes, proliferation, transnational crimes, natural diseases and disasters.
Some national security threats come from foreign governments with hostile intentions.
Hostile Government
These threats may include direct acts of war and aggression.
Hostile Government
But they can also subtler and harder to detect. Example espionage and election interference.
Hostile Government
groups may seek to cause chaos and disruption through physical violence or, in some cases, cybercrime
Terrorism
particularly in relation to advanced weaponry, may also be taken into consideration
Proliferation
A hostile state is considered a threat to national security if it is known that is developing nuclear capabilities, stockpiling chemical weapons, or otherwise increasing its potential for destruction even without using those weapons in direct attack.
Proliferation
this type of crime pose a danger to a national security, including those not associated with hostile governments or terrorist groups.
Cybercrime
may hack economic institutions, government websites or power infrastructures as a way of stealing or extorting money.
Cybercriminals
they pose a danger to a national security, including those not associated with hostile governments or terrorist groups.
Online criminals
They may also commit cybercrimes to advance ideological agenda.
Cybercriminals
Not all threats to national security involve the malignant influence of bad actors. Hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters can pose serious damage to nation’s people and physical infrastructures. Pandemics like COVID-19 weaken health care systems and economies.
Natural Disasters & Diseases
it exist in numerous forms in the Philippines and its still severe problem throughout the country
Crimes
The illegal drug trade, human trafficking, arms trafficking, murder, corruption and domestic violence continues to be major issues.
National Crimes
groups that their own power, influence, or financial gains through illegal activity, regardless of physical geography.
Transnational Crimes
Crimes that occur on national borders
Transnational Crimes
Refers to illegal drugs being sold and distributed, and it happens in the United States as well across the countries.
Drug Trafficking
This process of criminals disguising the illegal origins of their money is called money laundering and it occurs all over the world.
Money Laundering
Money Laundering is done in 3 ways:
disguising, changing, putting
refers to the smuggling of guns, ammunition, and other weapons. When weapons are smuggled into a country and sold illegally, buyers don’t have to have any type of license or waiting period in order to buy one.
Arms Trafficking
is a crime against humanity that involves the sale, transportation, receipt, and harboring of human beings through the use of force, threats, or coercion with the intent to exploit the individuals
Human trafficking
Two types of national security concern threats
Internal and external threats
Internal Armed Conflicts – the communist rebellion being waged by the communist party of the Philippines. Internal insurgencies by various Islamic terrorist and separatist groups, as well as the communist New People’s Army, represent a considerable threat and pose serious peace and order in the country. In response to this situation and the global war on terrorism, the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) has been restricted to combat domestic insurgencies, the majority of which are based on the Southern Island of Mindanao: the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Jemaah Islamiyah, and the communist party of the Philippines New People’s Army (NPA
Internal Threats of National Security Concerns
That leads to economic downturns, government instability, frauds, public insecurity, cybercrimes and foreign threats such as terrorism for one example
External Threats of National Security Concerns
threatens the physical well-being of the population or jeopardizes the stability of a nation’s economy or institutions.
External Threats of National Security Concerns