Las nuevas guerras y la transformación de la seguridad y defensa nacionales

Abstract

The concepts of National Security and Defense, within the context of new wars in which transnational organized crime represents a threat to State Security, deserve analysis and review in the face of the new challenges of strategic nature at a domestic and international level in the Colombian case. The article argues the following ideas: on the one hand, National Security and Defense are non-static concepts and are not merely the result of a separation of roles within the Armed Forces; on the other, new wars or hybrid wars generate significant topics for discussion within the current strategic scenery. The article makes evident the conceptual evolution of National Security and Defense, the strategic context created by new wars and transnational organized crime, and the issues of asymmetrization and privatization of violence. In conclusion, it is necessary to reconsider the outlook of National Security and Defense, and the responsibilities of the Armed Forces internationally and within Colombia.