RETHINKING AND REDEFINING THE CONCEPT OF SECURITY – FROM THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA TO THE EARLY COLD WAR –
RETHINKING AND REDEFINING THE CONCEPT OF SECURITY – FROM THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA TO THE EARLY COLD WAR –

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses the concept of security in relation to that of sovereignty from the Peace of Westphalia up to the early Cold War period. In this context, it is shown that the existing theories related to sovereignty, tributary to determinism to a large extent, are also marked by dynamism, in order to meet the challenges specific to different periods in history. As for the beginning of the Cold War, the two different visions of security, which were dominant, are mentioned, namely security through cooperation and political-economic integration, obeying the right of peoples to self-determination, promoted by the Western world, and security through encouraging dissensions between the capitalist states, protecting the interests of the Soviets. Thus, the so-called security dilemma became a major concern, being mainly generated by the lack of trust between states in terms of ensuring security.

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