Globalization of Security… A Focus on Rival Powers in Africa

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Globalization of Security… A Focus on Rival Powers in Africa

Journal Title: Journal of Globalization Studies - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

The threat posed by insecurities emanating from socio-economic and political outlets both regionally and globally at large remains a subject of contentious debates among international relations scholars. Ideally, contemporary factors of insecurity like financial crisis and recessions, deadly diseases, terrorism and sectarian violence, cyber attacks, authoritarian rule / bad governance dominate the agenda of international and local actors. Notwithstanding these challenges, there have been consistent efforts by state and international actors to curb these security challenges. In this paper, we seek to explore initiatives by the World's rival powers to institutionalize the attainment of an all-out security agenda, especially for Africa. This is because over the past decade, Africa has seen an unprecedented offer of security measures from these global actors, a move that is characteristic of hegemons, where they maintain a robust security measures externally so as to enhance a domestically balanced security outlook. Our argument is that ‘securitize global’ agenda would be difficult to attain if the regional security, economic and governance dynamics are not adequately monitored and supported. How does a globalised security agenda fit into the African security dynamics? Does Africa pose much threat to global security to warrant such heightened interest? If we take YES for an answer, how do we reconcile this with Africa's very little or no contribution to environmental security threats?

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Brima Patrick Kapuwa

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