On some contemporary global security risks and challenges

• Authors: Radoslav Ivančík , Vojtech Jurčák , Pavel Nečas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

As the new millennium starts to unfold, we see before us an area of security that has been radically reshaped since the end of the cold war and the end of the bipolar division of the world. Still more and more deepening globalisation brings not only a lot of positives, but also a lot of negatives appearing mainly in the form of new asymmetric security threats or risks, so we understand that a real effort will now be required to reappraise the 21st century. Simultaneously, it is clear that, if we want to stabilize security environment, we must look beyond our traditional military philosophy and deal very seriously with new global security risks and challenges.

Keywords

EN

security; risks; challenges; terrorism; national identity; pluralism; environment; resource scarcity; demography and migration

• Publisher: Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
• Journal: Security and Defence Quarterly
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 34-49

Dates

published

2014-09-30

Contributors

author

Radoslav Ivančík

• General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces, Bratislava, Slovakia

author

Vojtech Jurčák

• Armed Forces Academy of General M. R. Štefánik, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia

author

Pavel Nečas

• Ministry of Defence, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/23008741.1152548