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GOVERMENT EXPANSION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

Government Expansion for National Security

The nature of the globalized world has altered dramatically the traditional perceptions of state , government , society , and security The maintenance of human security has become a task that is indeed difficult , even more tedious than it was before , as problems evolved to become more complex and broader in scope . Traditional responses to traditional security issues may in fact not attain the same effectiveness and success as it had before , because the domestic and international climate has transformed to be one that is more unpredictable . The concept

of security has become expanded indeed , as there are several challenges that have to be faced by governments and societies threats to this security emerge from something more profound and overwhelming - terrorism . Although terrorism is an old concept something that has been present and observable since time immemorial contemporary terrorism has change the way security is viewed in this new century . This hence serves as a strong justification and rationale for the adoption of new state intelligence stratagems

The volatile and increasingly complex security situation in the domestic front and in the international community necessitates the actualization of responses that has to innovate from what was before sufficient . Since the identification of the enemy , which are terrorists , and the maintenance of peace and is becoming a difficult and protracted even un-guaranteed undertaking , it means that the government has to be more vigilant in its fight to ensure the welfare of the nation . Intelligence operations have to be revitalized so that there would be quicker , more efficient , and more precise prediction and prescription of what is going to happen and what should be done . The success of security operations is always reliant on how much the involved parties know with the enemy being terrorists , the adversary therefore is a clandestine and unpredictable group , which can only be averted through sophisticated means of gathering information

There are several challenges facing the expansion of intelligence operations in the United States . One is that intelligence gathering can of course have its opposition from those who would argue that this means of security measure is contradictory to the laws of the state . For instance , wiretapping has been a hot issue , as some would contend that this practice would violate individual freedom to communicate and to freely interact . The counterargument of the government would be that this mechanism can track conversations of terrorists thereby averting any future acts of coercion from these groups and preventing possibly disastrous outcomes . But of course , there are debates as to whether it is just and fair to sacrifice freedom , which is the most basic value of our democracy , for security . And , opposition groups to this issue are arguing that there are no guarantees or safeguards that individual citizens would be protected from government actions that may invade on privacy . The answer to this remark is that it is necessary to sometimes sacrifice liberty in to provide an environment and society that is safe from threats and violence...

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