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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Threat of war

Threat of war

  • Military threat
  • Risk of war

Broader

Risk
Presentable
Offences against human security
Presentable
Aggressive foreign policy
Unpresentable

Narrower

Military manoeuvres in sensitive border areas
Presentable
Risk of unintentional nuclear war
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Insecurity
Presentable

Aggravated by

Regional tensions
Excellent
Unethical military practices
Unpresentable
Imbalance of power
Yet to rate

Strategy

Risking war
Yet to rate
Reducing threat of war
Yet to rate
Reducing incidence of war
Yet to rate
Making death threats
Yet to rate
Campaigning against war
Yet to rate

Value

War
Yet to rate
Threat
Yet to rate
Risk-aversion
Yet to rate
Risk
Yet to rate

Reference

Avery, John: Health Effects of War and the Threat of War: an introduction to the literature

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsSustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Defence » Military
  • Defence » War
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    F8874
    DOCID
    11688740
    D7NID
    150026
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020