Globalization Security

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Juris Doctor, Undergraduate

The 9/11 attacks which shook the entire world drew attention to a phenomenon we have been witnessing for a while: globalization. Globalization in economics, finance, trade, information technologies, and political affairs have not only made this world a smaller place where interactions between international actors have replaced domestic policies, but also caused growing social fragmentation, vulnerabilities, violence and conflicts. There is an incredible flow of capital and investment but also interdependence between countries that is becoming visible in all aspects of our lives. In threat-monitoring and security policy, globalization has revealed an unprecedented truth: terrorism, conflicts and threats have also become globalized. It is a multidimensional phenomenon. Economic, religious and political disparities along with poverty, demographic trends, climate and environmental changes have serious security implications. So how can these threats be addressed in an even more globalized world? How should the necessary measures to assure global, regional, national and local security be taken? This course analyses how globalization has changed the security concept and how the latter can be achieved most effectively. It provides a theoretical overview, underlines the changes in the state-centric security system, reveals the new dynamics and puts the focus on the challenges that interactions between these factors have brought to the forefront of transnational relations.