Climate change: drivers of insecurity and the global south

The current security paradigm adopted by most governments and their defence forces is based on the premise that insecurity can be controlled through military force or containment, thus maintaining the status quo. This has been termed the ‘control paradigm’, and, while being a potentially attractive short term strategy, it is ultimately ‘self-defeating in the long-term’. Oxford Research Group argues that a new way of approaching security is needed, one that addresses the drivers of conflict: ‘curing the disease’ rather than ‘fighting the symptoms’.