The Necessity For Security Within The State - 1717 Words

Caitlin McCallar Political Science 1150 Short Paper/Research Paper The Necessity for Security within the State and for Individuals within the State. Summary Security is an important measure that we must take in order to preserve the survival of the state and its population. The summary of the paper includes what each component of security within the national security system is: military, economic, environmental, and human security, and also states why it is an important aspect of society and politics today. In conclusion, I choose four security concepts that I believed contributed most to today’s political society and well-being and that all four interconnect with one another. In regards to recent events such†¦show more content†¦Conflict in this case does not completely focus on two subjects fighting with one another, but instead focuses on multiple situations that could bring harm to any level of the political and societal system of the world and its individuals and nation-states. When talking about security, military power should not be the only subject to come into mind. Economic, environmental, and human security are also important aspects that should be further developed and maintained. Military (national), economic, environmental, and human security are significant factors in the survival of human society and politics. These four types of securities help create the framework and maintain each level of the political and societal system: individual, nation-state, and global. Military security is â€Å"the ability of a nation to defend itself (yourdictionary.com)†. Military security is the physical security component of overall national security. Armed forced, tactical vehicles and weaponry make up the military power of each nation-state. The armed forced are built through either voluntary or required service by a portion of the nation-state’s population. The bigger the population of the armed forces, and the more advanced weaponry and tools a nation-state has, the more powerful the military might and therefore security of the nation-state. Before the cold-war era, the definition of security in the