The greatest threat to global peace and security is the suppression of free thought and lack of acceptance socially and culturally. The ignorance that causes states, citizens, and non-state actors to oppress free thought and reject 'others" leads to other threats such as; nuclear war, terrorist attacks, wars, genocide, catastrophic climate change, economic crisis, etc. Threat in this scope is anything that can disrupt civil society that is to say a voluntary society with collective action.
When an individual or group (state and otherwise) attempts to suppress free thought/expression they impede any natural form of progress within society. For example, suppressing a dissenting voice against a leader might lead to a totalitarian society where this leader then controls almost every action made by a citizen. The suppression destroys any chance at civil society because individuals are coerced into action. As for a lack of acceptance, it is this form of neglect that ultimately leads to further aggression. Those who are not accepted or cast as “others” will seek vengeance against the society that failed to accept them. The other opportunity for threat is for the “others” to be attacked by the non-accepting group/individual. For instance, Al Qaeda is unaccepting of the Untied States way of life and thus seeks to bring its western tradition down.
The greatest way for our world as a whole to see less conflict and therefore a lack of threat to security and global peace is to be more accepting of those seen as different, as well as allowing for expression by individuals and groups. This way the true landscape of the globe is painted; flaws can be pinpointed and fixed, ultimately leading to further progression for mankind.
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