This study—based in part on an Interactive Dialogue held at the University of Maryland—addresses the emergence of a new doctrine of international relations known as “human security.”  Whereas traditional concepts of national security focus on the safety of states, human security is concerned with the wellbeing of individuals.  The United Nations, for example, defines human security as encompassing human rights, good governance, economic opportunity, education, and healthcare.  The panelists featured in Human Security in an Insecure World offer diverse perspectives and analyses, but they agree that achieving human security is a long-term process, that the international community needs to develop an appropriate institutional architecture, that collaborative approaches are paramount to achieving security beyond a mere “absence of violent conflict,” that understandings of sovereignty need significant rethinking and adaptation, and that principles and spiritual beliefs are important foundations for achieving meaningful progress on these goals.  The Interactive Dialogue transcript is presented together with an Introduction, explanatory notes, appendices, and an extensive annotated bibliography.

Human Security in an Insecure World

Politics & Social Sciences

Grayzel, John

Politics & Government

Dialogue & Consultation Press

The theme addressed by this Interactive Dialogue is how ordinary people can more actively and effectively contribute to official diplomacy. This topic was inspired by the history of the negotiations that culminated in the Treaty of Portsmouth, the 1905 agreement that ended the Russo-Japanese War. As the reader will discover, the insightful discussion among a panel with extensive diplomatic, academic, and conflict management experience provides significant insights into the original question. What also emerges is an understanding of how it is precisely the exercise of the personal humanity of those engaged in official diplomacy--clearly and purposefully expressed--that is a key to diplomatic success. This, it is hoped, is an insight that will be of value to those engaged, or interested, in the vital art of peace diplomacy. The Interactive Dialogue is presented together with explanatory notes, appendices, and bibliographies (including two annotated bibliographies).

The Humanity of Diplomacy: People and Diplomacy in the Twenty-first Century

Bushrui, Suheil

Thomas-Greenfield, Linda

Montville, Joseph

Foster, Badí

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