WEEK 7 - 2 Flashcards
1
Q
new threats to human security
A
- proliferation of weapons
- population/environmental threats
- ethnic conflict
- terrorism
- pandemics
2
Q
new threats: nuclear weapons
A
- nuclear weapons proliferation treaty 1970
- nuclear weapons in unstable regions post cold-war
3
Q
non nuclear weapons proliferation
A
- small arms kills 1000 a day
- arms sold largely to conflicted areas
- small arms trade big business
4
Q
new threats: population
A
people do 2 things - consume - produce waste threat to security - produce pollution (air, water) - climate change
5
Q
new threats: intra state conflict
A
1946-1990
- frequency of war increase till 1990 then decrease
- proxy fights during Cold War
- end of Cold War: fewer conflicts
6
Q
new threats: terrorism
A
- non-state actors (networks)
- civilians targeted
- suicide attacks
- cyberterrorism/cyber attacks
7
Q
common threads to new security threats
A
- human rights violations
- not state to state but trans/sub national (ex. enviro., terror, pandemics)
8
Q
human security solutions
A
environment - global agreements
intra state - international criminal court
proliferation of weapons - nuclear and small arms agreements
terrorism - multilateral development of states
pandemics - vaccines and coordinated action
