Today, international security issues are slowly being reconsidered through the
lens of human security, which refers to a combination of political, economic,
social, nutritional, environmental, physical health, and personal safety issues.
When first mentioned in 1994, the concept of human security represented a
significant first step in understanding that security dilemmas could no longer
be seen as purely geopolitical phenomena that revolve around the nation-state.
This book explains the progress made toward human security since then and the
steps that remain to be taken to achieve it fully. It begins by addressing how
the nation state is both the source and the solution of security problems