Breaking the Wall of War : How Human Security Makes People Safe in a Global Era

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In the age of globalization, traditional warfare, characterized by antagonism between states aimed at maximizing violence, is giving way to organized conflict in which global, local, public, and pr...

In the age of globalization, traditional warfare, characterized by antagonism between states aimed at maximizing violence, is giving way to organized conflict in which global, local, public, and private actors pursue political goals using destabilizing terror tactics. In this video lecture from the 2011 Falling Walls Conference, Mary Kaldor introduces the idea of "new wars" and a new concept of human security which necessitates the reinterpretation of international peacekeeping as cosmopolitan law enforcement. Analyzing recent events in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, and Yemen; natural disasters like the Japanese earthquake; and less publicized events in countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kaldor highlights the growing security deficit that is due to the use of anachronistic classic military tactics - and proposes an innovative human security approach based on the protection of individuals against contemporary global challenges.

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