IR Lecture 20 Security Military Security Information Security In The Net 5 Questions Concerning Security What are core values Do they change substantially or are they relatively enduring Are they free from internal contradiction so that its obvious how to pursue them 2 Are they subjective and objective aspects of security truly separable in any meaningful way If not how do you deal with situations in which some people feel the nation or their group is profoundly threatened while others don t see what the fuss is all about 3 of course war isn t the only threat to national security but how do you convince traditionalists to accept say the recession as a security threat without at the sane time abusing the securitization process 4 is national security really national or is it an expression of the interests of dominant groups How can a society be sure to keep it national so that dominant groups don t take control of securitization and abuse it 5 What right does a state have to define its security values in terms that require it to have influence beyond its own territory If a state does have that right what ethics should govern exercise of the right Buzan Six forms of security 1 Military security concerns the ability to defend territory resources infrastructure and people from physical attack Hiroshima Civil War 2 Political security concerns the ability to maintain the organizational integrity and stability of the government and the ideology hat underpins organization Some threats to political security are intentional others arise as a function of the ideological diversity inherent in anarchy 3 Economic Security means assured access to the resources finances and markets necessary to sustain acceptable levels of social welfare and state power 4 Environmental security concerns the maintenance of the local and planetary biosphere as the essential support system n which all human enterprises rely 5 Societal security refers to the maintenance if a stable social structure or a social structure changing in ways and at rates acceptable to the people being affected 6 Cultural security refers to the ability of societies to reproduce their traditional patterns of languages customs festivals religions and senses f collective identity allowing for change a rates and in ways the people concerned find acceptable FINAL QUESTION Defining Power in IR Power transition theory What can polarity mean in a world networked interconnected Traditional definition the ability of one state to influence or control other states That yields an international power hierarchy middle powers regional powers great powers superpowers and perhaps hyper power Military Power power especially power projection capability Economic Power usually assumed fungible into military power Its not just GDP that matters productivity and efficiency are crucial as is capacity to utilize and continuously develop higher technologies
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