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UCLA –CEESSecurity Issues and ImpactsThe Caspian Region and the New Canon of Security Alexandre Babak HedjaziInstitute of Environmental Studies -University of GenevaJune 1st 2007 We are not in the same Geopolitical realm as in the 1970’s The Security Debate Where as the traditional ‘state centric approach’ to security views the state as the main referent object of security and the physical violence from outside the main source of threat, the ‘human centric approach’ to security stresses that human being are the referent objects and threats are increasingly nonmilitary and can arise from within the states. “Development” and “humanitarian” approach to security acknowledge new threats, hunger, diseases and disruptions in patterns of daily life as critical elements of today’s world. UNDP in the Human Development Report (1994) categorizes these threats under seven headings: food security, environmental security, personal security, community security, political security, economic security… The Energy Security Trap From the Arab oil Embargo in 1970’s to Russia’s disruption of gas delivery to Ukraine during the winter of 2006, energy insecurities have become one of the central elements of the global economy. It has become central to many official national and international agendas and even a subject of concern to end users. There is little consensus on its definition, scope and adequate policies for its provision …The new economic environment is one of…. Is energy security a matter of interdependence or scarcity? “…For many Americans, energy security means producing energy at home and relying less on foreign oil”. (Sebastian Mallaby, Washington Post) “…Real energy security requires setting aside the pipedream of energy independence and embracing energy interdependence”. (Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs) The scale of global trade of energy grows substantially as world market become more integrated Economic and political elements of Global