Concept of Human Security as an Analytical Framework for Determining the International Position of a Small State
Concept of Human Security as an Analytical Framework for Determining the International Position of a Small State

Summary/Abstract: The state as an organized system of institutions that should represent the interests of its citizens significantly changes the position in terms of globalization. The territory, population, and sovereignty as the three basic elements of statehood take on new characteristics with the development of global processes. The main features of globalization: the porosity of national borders, the liberalization of trade and migration of people, and the expansion of business networks influence the position of modern states. Large and developed countries still manage to keep control over the basic levers of national power, while the territorial integrity of small, underdeveloped countries is under a big question mark. The complexity of current global conditions requires a new approach in the process of analyzing the factors that influence the international position of countries. We believe that the seven-dimensional model of the concept of human security can contribute to the quality of the analysis of internal situation impact on the international position of national states. The correlative connection of human security status indicators in the territory of a state with its international position can be most easily perceived in the example of so-called weak states.

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