A Revolutionary Act: Analyse First to Decide Afterwards

Abstract:
It is somehow discouraging to discover that many things that were already highlighted in the previous editorial are still valid. We reach 2019 with the persistence of many problems previously mentioned and others which have been sharpened. As well as others which were considered more less channelled and might be hindered. It is true that we should not forget what Steven Pinker reminds us in his work “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress.” We are told there how things, at a global scale, have improved. And it is true: respect for Human Rights and democratic law as a basic rule of coexistence have increased; scientific advances have improved our lives by providing us with better health and higher life expectancy rates. Moreover, economic and social transformations have managed to lift millions of people out of poverty. Internet’s arrival and the development of technology is creating a more interconnected world in which we all have access to the world’s knowledge, etc. To say that we have not achieved any progress would be very demagogic. Nevertheless, although it is true that negative things are more appealing, to say that we live in the best world of all the possible ones would be of great cynicism. Beyond the grandiloquent declarations of our political leaders and international organizations, there are still situations of injustice and appearances (illusions, facades) of power and privilege that leave much to be desired. It is true that uncertainty is part of our reality: nowadays our world is revealing itself with wars; racism; xenophobia; terrorism; corruption; organized crime; environmental disasters; populisms; mistrust in democratic institutions; with the resurgence of the nuclear threat; Russia and its aggressions; China expanding; Europe at a stage of possible fragmentation; Venezuela getting more and more problematic and uncertain; India and Pakistan confronting; andAfricamoving towards anAfrican CommonMarket, etc. Interconnectivity and the increase of players and actors in the public scene make everything much more uncertain. To all of this, we have to add the world of drones and the invisibility that they entail; the internet of things; artificial intelligence. Technology that helps us build a better world also contributes to insecurity; robotisation; the use of nanotechnology. We tend to think that as maths are involved in algorithms, it makes them neutral. However, algorithms enclose opinions and the possibility of being manipulated or hacked. As well as the war of storytelling through fake news constitute, among others, a range of problems where intelligence and Intelligence Services have to, and are expected to, provide an answer. Out of all this, the responsibility that we have at the present time is detached. A present that, on the other hand, exhausted in itself, becomes unbearable. Moreover, all along with these situations and concerning problems, we would like to briefly underline in a special manner the following: lack of leadership and the “stupidity” of politico-social leaders that do not live up to the demand of the current problems both nationally and internationally. As almost always, what bring us more problems are not so much what we do not know but what our leaders think they do and they actually do not. The environmental awareness and climate change has ceased to be a possibility to become a reality with economic consequences (consumption, production...), displacements, health and ultimately of insecurity. On the other hand, we are witnessing a degradation of democracy and its institutions as they feel incapable of giving concrete answers to the vital problems of the majority of their citizens. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2019, VOL. 21, NO. 1, 1–3 https://doi.org/10.1080/23800992.2019.1598089
Author Listing: Fernando Velasco Fernández
Volume: 21
Pages: 1 - 3
DOI: 10.1080/23800992.2019.1598089
Language: English
Journal: The International Journal of Intelligence, Security, and Public Affairs

International Journal of Intelligence, Security, and Public Affairs

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