Neoconservatism And Isolationism

Security is defined in a variety of ways based on culture, historical conflict, and what people are truly afraid of. To go even further, security can focus more on the individual or it can take into consideration the the community, state, or nation as a whole. In the world we live in today, there are many technological and cultural challenges that affect how we respond to security such as terrorism, nuclear and biological warfare, and even advancements in technology that include aspects of privacy, intelligence, and drones. A government's primary goal is to ensure the safety and security of its citizens, during times of conflict this becomes even more of a concern. A nation’s history plays an important role in defining its security. Today people in Venezuela might fear street …show more content…
Even today the nation still fights to defend security in the War on Terror. Over the course of history many ideals of how to handle security have been brought up as a result of conflict. Dating back to the Cold War and the Soviet Union's collapse, global security was brought in a new light and people debated over Realism. Later during World War I ideals of foreign policy and security were further debated and included that of Liberalism and Idealism and even later in World War II Neoconservatism and Isolationism. Today the lack of security is evident in Brazil and India and is one reason why they are classified as developing countries. Due to the lack of government or the instability of a regime based government, the country finds it difficult to sustain an economy. Failed States such as Somalia, Bolivia, and other African countries, are considered crisis prone and fail to truly function as a country due to the fact that their government has fallen to terrorist groups and the region is constantly in