ABSTRACT
The concepts of national and international security have necessarily become far more complex in the rapidly changing and globalising world of the 21st century. Global commons include space, oceans, environment, technology, cyberspace, climate and renewable resources such as water, marine life. Globalisation, enabled by technology, has broken national barriers and forces the world to look at issues in an integrated and globalised outlook. Thus, the intersection of globalisation and security highlights the fact that security threats emanate from a variety of technology-related factors, with ramifications across boundaries. Technology has been intimately linked to trade markets and so, economic development and has also been at the core of competitive politics. Technology, particularly Information and Communications Technology, has made borders meaningless in the cyber world and has allowed for the flow of ideas and knowledge across nations and cultures. The cyber world is truly a globalised world with enormous potential for destructive warfare, irrespective of one's physical strength, size or wealth.
