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"Since the second world war, “national security” has generally referred to
military threats. The term was enshrined in Australian legislation with the
outbreak of war in 1939, and cemented in the US at the beginning of the Cold
War.
After the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks, political usage of “national
security” ramped up across the Western world. It was used to justify
increasingly invasive domestic policies and the rooting out of “foreign”
threats.
Today, the term “national security” invokes an ambiguous foreign threat. It is
often exploited to deflect public scrutiny and provide political cover for
unpopular policies. In 2019, for example, the Coalition government and Senator
Jacqui Lambie cited “national security” risks to justify repealing a law that
allowed refugees to be transferred to Australia for medical treatment.
“National security” has become so enmeshed with threats of invasion, espionage
and terrorism that it’s easy to forget the term has a longer and more
cosmopolitan history."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
