Global Security -- Council of Women World Leaders

Global Security

A focus on global security indicates a shift from the security of the state to the security

of the individual and widens the factors and causes examined beyond threats associated

with civil and international conflicts. Global security primarily contrasts with the idea

of state, national, or traditional security in which the nation-state is the central unit

through which threats are viewed and analyzed and solutions are implemented.

Global security emphasizes how women, children, the elderly, the disabled, and

other socially-marginalized groups may experience insecurity, instability, and risk.

Alternatively referred to as human security and inclusive security, this individual-based

perspective is a growing paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities through a people-centered lens.

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