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| Global Security "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding" ~
Albert Einstein Rising vulnerability and risk of the world’s majority impacts global security and is a key policy issue. How we respond is in part defined by the ethical assumptions we make concerning whose security matters and why. Community livelihood security is increasingly understood as equally if not more important for long-term global security than the traditional focus upon military and geopolitical concerns. This knowledge is reflected in the adoption of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. And yet reducing the vulnerability of the world’s majority still rarely is integrated into our sectorally-divided policy discussions. This therefore requires new thinking and action in the policy arena if we are to avoid a descent into increasingly authoritarian and unjust responses to global crises. At Action 2030 we use an innovative policy analysis methodology to map the state of the debate, and help point to opportunities for unusual alliances, new thinking, and practical steps forward that can reduce vulnerability for communities world-wide. This is the path forward to a just and sustainable future. Related publications: “In rural China, a time bomb is ticking,” (Op-Ed), by Joshua Muldavin, International Herald Tribune, January 1, 2006.
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