Non-traditional security threats in the 21st century: A review

Divya Srikanth

International Journal of Development and Conflict, 2014, vol. 4, issue 1, 60-68

Abstract: The world underwent seismic shifts in the 20th century in the form of two resource-draining world wars, the creation of a bipolar world order, numerous proxy wars, end of the Cold War and emergence of the US as the sole superpower. However, in the 21st century, the rise of non-state actors, impact of intra-state conflicts, degeneration of the environment, sweeping demographic changes and the rapidly burgeoning cyber-warfare arena have replaced inter-state wars as the main threats to a nation’s security in the 21st century.

Keywords: Non-traditional Security Threats; Non-state Actors; Demographic Changes; Cyberwarfare; Climate Change; Civil War (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F51 H56 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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