Vojenské Rozhledy

Czech Military Review

Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2007: 90-100

Theoretical Background of Security Science and Medium Range Theory (Discussion Supplement)Opinions, controversy

PhDr. Antonín Rašek

Recently, on pages of this Military Review, several authors wrote about new scholarly discipline, the securitology (Josef Janošec, MR 3/2007). The author would like to add several ideas to this new discipline, inspired among others, D. Meadows, Limits to Growth, P. Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, R. Robertson, Globalization: Social Theory and Global Culture, Albrow, M. The Global Age, and many others. Today's world actors, the U.S., People's China, Russia, India, Iran, are in their roles accompanied by institutions, such as the Unites Nations, European Union, NATO, International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, multinational monopolies, etc. Among key actors also belong established international terrorism, international crime. The common outlet of those megatrends is emerging New Multipolarity, new picture of world's configuration. Among others, at the end, the author calls for good relations with Russia, otherwise we might face energetic crisis (energy aspect of security).

Keywords: actors,security research,comprehensive security,peace,theory,war,security science

Published: December 15, 2007  Show citation

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Rašek, A. (2007). Theoretical Background of Security Science and Medium Range Theory (Discussion Supplement). Czech Military Review88(4), 90-100
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