Security in a Globalized World - Towards Regional Cooperation and Strategic Partnerships: New Faces Conference 2006, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo, Norway 20–22 October 2006

Abstract

"The end of the Cold War brought with it the end of the traditional, bipolar geo-strategic model of explaining world affairs. 'Feindbilder,' which used to be defined in geographical terms ('East' vs 'West'), have been replaced by security threats perceived to be truly global and functional in nature, yet regional in origin: Terrorism and proliferation, migration, organized crime and corruption or, at the root level, the lack of democracy and good governance in certain parts of this world. The realization that in today’s globalized and interlinked world regional conflicts can have global fallout has increased the need for policy analysts to better understand the highly complex nature of different regional security dynamics. For policy makers, the question is how to address regional security issues efficiently and effectively." (author's abstract)