The questions we are asked most often are what the alternatives to militarised to security look like and whether they work. There are many, and they do work!
This page has links to a series of articles and a webinar, all sharing successful stories of cooperation.
Webinar
Watch Olamide Samuel explain the human and environmental security impact of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; Cleodie Rickard share a successful trade justice campaign; and Lindsey Fielder Cook exlpain why international cooperation is crucial for our safety and security.
Articles
Human Security and the Mainstreaming of People in International Relations, Zsófia Hacsek
Human Security was introduced into international relations after the Cold War. As space opened up for thinking about other issues, this shift towards centring people in an understanding of security was a way to go beyond hard security in order to focus on development and sustainability.
The Evolution of Peacekeeping: a vision of human security partially fulfilled, David Curran
UN peacekeeping sometimes gets a bad reputation for the missions that have failed to protect civilians but the success of some and the development of the concept is a testament to centring of people and planet
Lessons from the anti-nuclear movmenet of the 1980s, Martin Shaw
Anti-nuclear and democracy activist across western and eastern Europe, were instrumental in demonstrating and creating the end of the Cold War, the USSR and a Europe whole, free and equal.
“Other, more benevolent things”: Revisiting Helsinki to prevent the final act of nuclear war, Sean Howard
The Helsinki Accords that helped define the European security order for nearly half-a-century emerged not from the victory or the collapse of one state or bloc, but from compromise amid heightened Cold War tensions.
Dialogue Across Divides: The story of Pugwash, Tim Street
Civil society organisations can and do have a significant role to play in building sustainable security. The story of Pugwash, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation that deals with issues at the intersection of science and policy, highlights the importance of dialogue across divides in building sustainable security.
International Cooperation, 80 years on from 1945, Joanna Frew
The international institutions that were built to prevent a cataclysmic conflict like the Second World War reoccurring have never seemed so challenged. Despite the double standards of powerful stats, it is essential that we communicate the successes of cooperation and sustainable security.