5. SECURITY AND CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD VIOLENCE AROUND THE WORLD -Public security affects our freedom and safty. The world is full of places where there is very little violence, and others where it is more common. - This is related to the unequal distribution of wealth. - Crime is more common in large cities, in countries that have a corrupt legal system and security forces, or where possession of firearms is permitted. - War and arme conflicts are ussually the result of political and economic causes often hiddem behind ethnic or religious resasons.
5. SECURITY AND CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD TYPES OF CONFLICTS 1. A civil war: -
It is an armed conflict between the govenment and opposing group within that country. These countries are governed by what are called failed states, weal government that are incapable of guaranteeing basic public services and maintaning peace and order within their borders.
2. Terrorism: -
It is violence against innocent civilians with the goal of causing public terror and achieveing political aims. This has increased the most in recent years. Most terrorist attacks take place in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, they can affect any country in the world.
3. Wars between states: - They may be between two states or take place on an internatinal scale, involving , several countries. - They have decreased since the end of the Cold War (1991). - On open war between two powers with nuclear weapons would result in total destruction on both sides. - For this reason, conflicts between states are now relatively rare.