Global security and human security

Abstract Research within security studies has struggled to determine whether infectious disease (ID) represents an existential threat to national and international security. With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), it is imperative to reexamine the relationship between ID and global security. This article addresses the specific threat to security from COVID-19, asking, “Is COVID-19 a threat to national and international security?” To investigate this question, this article uses two theoretical approaches: human security and biosecurity. It argues that COVID-19 is a threat to global security by the ontological crisis posed to individuals through human security theory and through high politics, as evidenced by biosecurity. By viewing security threats through the lens of the individual and the state, it becomes clear that ID should be considered an international security threat. This article examines the relevant literature and applies the theoretical framework to a case study analysis focused on the United States.

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Human Security as Global Security: Reconceptualising Strategic Studies

Cambridge Review of International Affairs ◽

10.1080/09557570500059878 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 137-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ralph Pettman

Keyword(s):

Human Security ◽

Global Security ◽

Strategic Studies

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GLOBAL SECURITY AND HUMAN SECURITY

International Journal of Development and Conflict ◽

10.1142/s2010269011000026 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 01 (01) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

MICHAEL D. INTRILIGATOR

Keyword(s):

Human Security ◽

Global Security

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The European Union and Human Security: The Making of a Global Security Actor

Routledge Handbook of Human Security ◽

10.4324/9781315885926.ch19 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Javier Solana

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Human Security ◽

The European Union ◽

Global Security ◽

Security Actor

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HUMAN SECURITY, TERRORISM AND ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

STRATEGIES XXI - National Defence College ◽

10.53477/2668-5094-21-13 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (72) ◽

pp. 178-186

Author(s):

Cristina TĂRTEAȚĂ

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Organized Crime ◽

Human Security ◽

The State ◽

Western Balkans ◽

Global Security ◽

Poverty And Inequality ◽

Organized Crime Groups

In this study we have analyzed the paradigm of Human Security and how it differs from the more known idea of global security in the context of war, terrorism and organizedcrime in the Western Balkans. To emphasize this, we have presented the main terrorist threats and attacks that have occurred in countries like: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia and the Kosovo province, also presenting the complexity of factors that have contributed to the present geopolitical climate. Also, we have compared the number of organized crime groups in these countries and how they contribute to the state of corruption that leads to violence, poverty and inequality. In the end of this paper, we have proposed a series of potential solutions to merge both human and global security in order to create a safer Balkan community in the context of the European Union.Keywords: Human Security, terrorism, organized crime, Western Balkans, European Union.

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Resetting the Narrative on Peace and Security

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198753841.013.52 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lloyd Axworthy

Keyword(s):

Global Governance ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Human Security ◽

Responsibility To Protect ◽

World Summit ◽

Global Order ◽

Global Security ◽

National Sovereignty ◽

Peace And Security ◽

Accepted Part

In little more than a decade, the responsibility to protect (R2P) has evolved from a concept that grew out of early discussions on human security to become an accepted part of global security considerations. Its adoption by the UN World Summit in 2005 introduced a different lens for looking at the threats to people and the need for international action to prevent atrocities. This chapter looks at how to broaden the scope of R2P in the next decade, as a way of responding to the multiple global risks faced by people and as an antidote to the present limitations of the Westphalian, national sovereignty based system. Innovative digital technologies and reformed global governance are especially important in driving the enhanced utility of R2P. A case is made that there are political trends that can aid in advancing such changes, using R2P as lever in reshaping global order and security.

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