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8 years ago

UN Shifts Focus from States to Individuals for Global Security Governance.

Security: Individuals and Leviathans
Timothy J Roorda

Paper Summary

Human security, introduced by the UN in 1994, shifts focus from state security to individual security. It aligns with Western liberal ideas where states exist to meet people's needs. Human security aims to govern in the best interests of individuals.

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