There are six categories of threats identified by the United Nation are economic and social threats, inter-state conflict, internal conflict, nuclear, radiologic, chemical, and biological weapons, terrorism, and transnational organized crime. While each of these categories are of some importance different theories give more importance to some and less to others. This impacts how issues are ranked and then set in an agenda. Realists would typically focus on the issues that need to be addressed for them to gain more power. Whether that is addressing poverty to build stability in the nation itself or tackling international organized crime in order to be seen as powerful for working on such complex issues, if the category in any way generates more power for the nation on the international level it is an issue of high importance. The other theory of liberalism looks at issues that are impacting the relationships of that country. Literalists can also want to focus on issues of poverty and transnational organized crime, but for different reasons as realists. For example, a realist may focus on transnational organized crime in an attempt to be seen as a powerful nation who has the necessary force to address this issue. Addressing the same issue of transnational organized crime a liberalist may want to tackle the issue in order to assist an ally, attempt to create a new ally, or working towards stopping a perceived
There are six categories of threats identified by the United Nation are economic and social threats, inter-state conflict, internal conflict, nuclear, radiologic, chemical, and biological weapons, terrorism, and transnational organized crime. While each of these categories are of some importance different theories give more importance to some and less to others. This impacts how issues are ranked and then set in an agenda. Realists would typically focus on the issues that need to be addressed for them to gain more power. Whether that is addressing poverty to build stability in the nation itself or tackling international organized crime in order to be seen as powerful for working on such complex issues, if the category in any way generates more power for the nation on the international level it is an issue of high importance. The other theory of liberalism looks at issues that are impacting the relationships of that country. Literalists can also want to focus on issues of poverty and transnational organized crime, but for different reasons as realists. For example, a realist may focus on transnational organized crime in an attempt to be seen as a powerful nation who has the necessary force to address this issue. Addressing the same issue of transnational organized crime a liberalist may want to tackle the issue in order to assist an ally, attempt to create a new ally, or working towards stopping a perceived