International Security

The Strengths and Weaknesses of ‘Securitizing’ Disease

Adam Groves • Dec 2 2007 • Essays

Since the end of the Cold War many academics and politicians have argued for a broadening of the ‘Security Studies’ agenda. The Realist emphasis on military threat seems to be less relevant for much of the world, with the number of inter-state and civil conflicts falling dramatically since 1989 (Human Security Centre, 2005: 1).

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