Thursday 23 April 2009
Security, trade and environmental diplomacy
The historical meaning of security for states were to ensure the well being of their people i.e jobs food, and the protection of territory. However,the rise of globalisation, since the beginning of the twenteith century has brought a whole new challenge to the meaning of security. Large scale industralisation, rise of population and migration means security, trade and environmental issues have become intertwined. We no longer live in a secluded world- the actions of individuals as well as countries thousands of miles apart can and does affect us all. mulitlateral diplomacy which involves governments, interest groups, NGOs can have important role in the proposal and decision making proccess. Security, trade and environmental issues may be diffrent on the surface but what they have in common is that they are inter-linked therefore co-operation at all level is the sort of diplomacy needed.
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I think the issue here is not only about security but security diplomacy its main differences with trade and environmental diplomacy. You are saying they are interlinked but how are they? You haven't defended your points enough and your text is too short to be that convincing.
ReplyDeleteAbass, i think they are somehow interlinked, may be he did not write much to really explain it well, but if you have a clue then please explian it more so that we can learn.
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