The document provides an introduction to reconceptualizing security in the 21st century in light of globalization and environmental challenges. It discusses how the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union brought about a peaceful change in international order. This "global turn" has resulted in the emergence of failing and weak states, as well as new types of conflicts. The chapter aims to map the complex interaction between this structural change and conceptual innovations in security that have occurred since 1990. It briefly discusses the term "security" and how the concept has widened to include economic, societal, and environmental dimensions, in addition to military and political dimensions. It also notes there are different concepts of security that coexist within organizations like the UN

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