On non-traditional security in international politics. (Comments on non-traditional security issues)

A: Non-traditional security (NTS), also known as "new security threat" (NST), is a security threat that human society has never encountered or rarely seen before, and other factors that threaten the survival and development of sovereign countries and all mankind except military, political and diplomatic conflicts. Non-traditional security issues mainly include: economic security, financial security, ecological environment security, information security, resource security, terrorism, weapons proliferation, disease spread, transnational crime, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, piracy, money laundering and so on. Non-traditional security issues mainly have the following characteristics: (1) transnational. Non-traditional security issues have obvious transnational characteristics from generation to solution, which are not only individual issues of a certain country, but also issues related to the interests of other countries or all mankind. It not only poses a security threat to a certain country, but also may endanger the national security of other countries to varying degrees. ② Uncertainty. Non-traditional security threats do not necessarily come from a sovereign country, but are often carried out by non-state actors such as individuals, organizations or groups. (3) transformation. There is no absolute boundary between non-traditional security and traditional security. If the contradiction between non-traditional security issues intensifies, it may turn into a military solution relying on traditional security, or even turn into an armed conflict or a local war. (4) Dynamic. Non-traditional security factors are constantly changing. For example, with the development of medical technology, some epidemic diseases may no longer be regarded as a threat to national development; With the escalation of terrorism, anti-terrorism has become an important part of safeguarding national security. (5) sovereignty. The state is the subject of non-traditional security, and the sovereign state has the right to decide to solve non-traditional security problems independently. (6) cooperation. Dealing with non-traditional security issues requires strengthening international cooperation aimed at minimizing threats.