Compare and Contrast the Traditional Realist View of National Security

question 35

Essay

Compare and contrast the traditional realist view of national security and the liberal view of human security. Are these two views always in contradiction to each other or could they be complimentary? In your opinion, which view of security should be paramount?

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Definitions:

John L. O'Sullivan

A newspaper editor who coined the term "Manifest Destiny" in 1845, promoting the belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.

Wilmot Proviso

Proposal to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War; defeated by southern senators, led by John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, in 1846 and 1847.

Dred Scott

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1857 which ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.

Nineteenth Century

The period from January 1, 1801, to December 31, 1900, marking the 19th century of the Anno Domini era or Common Era, characterized by significant industrial, cultural, and social changes globally.