Interdependence and its impact on global security

Abstract

The theory of interdependence is considered one of the new approaches in international relations that the liberal theory came up with since the seventies of the last century to explain some of the phenomena that took the distinction of international relations, such as the growth of non-state actors and their competition with states such as multinational companies and others, which began to play effective roles in a world whose economic priorities became more. Some of them are military, as the liberal theory asserts that interdependence enhances the opportunities for regional cooperation and increases the development of global governance mechanisms, which has different effects on global security. The liberal approach to interdependence came as a critical response to the realistic theory that focused on states as the most prominent entity in international relations, that foreign trade and economic openness are a growing source of conflict and that interdependence is synonymous with insecurity and instability.

Also, the principle of reciprocity in international relations directly affects security policies and military doctrines between states, given that most security and military decisions and strategies are taken and developed as reactions to various threats in the global arena, and developments taking place between the elements and units of the current global system.