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1. THREATS TO THE CURRENT GLOBAL SYSTEM 2. THE NATURE OF GLOBAL SECURITY

Explore threats to global & human security, propose solutions for a safer world system. Insights on war, poverty, peace & prosperity from EPS conference speakers.

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1. THREATS TO THE CURRENT GLOBAL SYSTEM 2. THE NATURE OF GLOBAL SECURITY

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  1. GLOBAL SECURITY AND HUMAN SECURITYPRESENTATION TO THE ECONOMISTS FOR PEACE AND SECURITY (EPS) CONFERENCE ON THE ECONOMICS OF PEACE AND SECURITY: WAR AND POVERTY, PEACE AND PROSPERITYMICHAEL D. INTRILIGATOR, UCLA AND THE MILKEN INSTITUTEFANNY COULOMB, UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE, GRENOBLE, FRANCE

  2. ISSUES ADDRESSED 1. THREATS TO THE CURRENT GLOBAL SYSTEM 2. THE NATURE OF GLOBAL SECURITY 3. THE NATURE OF HUMAN SECURITY 4. CURRENT THREATS TO WORLD PEACE 5. SPECIAL THREAT POSED BY U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY UNDER THE BUSH DOCTRINE 6. SOME PROPOSALS TO SECURE THE WORLD SYSTEM

  3. 1. THREATS TO THE CURRENT GLOBAL SYSTEM • PARALLELS BETWEEN TODAY AND 1913 • FOUR BLOWS THAT ENDED THE EARLIER PERIOD OF GLOBALIZATION 1815-1914: - WORLD WAR I - SPANISH FLU PANDEMIC - GREAT DEPRESSION - WORLD WAR II • COULD REPEAT TODAY - SANTAYANA, 1905

  4. 2. THE NATURE OF GLOBAL SECURITY •“GLOBAL SECURITY” AS THE ABSENCE OF THREATS TO THE VITAL INTERESTS OF THE PLANET (INTRILIGATOR, 1994 CMPS) • IDEA MUST EXTEND WELL BEYOND TRADITIONAL MILITARY DIMENSION TO ALSO ENCOMPASS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND OTHER POSSIBLE THREATS

  5. • “HUMAN SECURITY” AS THE ABSENCE OF THREATS TO THE VITAL INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS • UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: “FREEDOM FROM PERVASIVE THREATS TO PEOPLE’S RIGHTS, SAFETY OR LIVES. • TWO CONCEPTS OF SECURITY AS COMPLEMENTARY, MUTUALLY REINFORCING 3. THE NATURE OF HUMAN SECURITY

  6. 4. CURRENT THREATS TO WORLD PEACE • INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM • CIVIL WARS AND COMMUNAL CONFLICT • INTERNATIONAL WARS • GENOCIDE • PROLIFERATION OF WMD • INITIATION OF WARS BY THE U.S. • U.S. DEFENSE SPENDING, ESTABLISHMENT OF BASES WORLDWIDE, DOCTRINE ON USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

  7. 5. SPECIAL THREAT POSED BY U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY UNDER THE BUSH DOCTRINE • CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN OFFICAL DOCUMENTS IN 2002 REPRESENTING A DISCONTINUOUS SEA CHANGE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM • DOCTRINE OF PREEMPTION • POSSIBLE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BREAKING THE LONG-STANDING TABOO • ALLOWS FOR POSSIBLE FIRST-STRIKE ATTACK ON ADVERSARY’S WMD • GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR; AFGHANISTGAN AND IRAQ INVASIONS AS FIRST STEPS

  8. 6. SOME PROPOSALS TO SECURE THE WORLD SYSTEM • NEED TO CREATE A NEW GLOBAL SYSTEM, RETHINKING ALL OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE • NEED FOR CLOSE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN GLOBAL DECISION MAKING • MUST PROHIBIT PREEMPTION WITH STRONG SANCTIONS AGAINST ITS USE • A SYSTEM OF GLOBAL SECURITY RATHER THAN ONE WITH THE U.S. AS A HEGEMONIC GLOBAL POWER

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