Roman History Essay: World Politics and Personal Insecurity

This essay analyzes Harold Lasswell's 'World Politics and Personal Insecurity,' exploring how insecurities and egoism affect political tensions and conflicts. It discusses how leaders use 'ego symbols' and 'collective emblems' to manage pressure from the international community and further their perso...Read More

Running head: ROMAN HISTORY
Roman History
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1HISTORY ESSAY
In the article, World Politics and Personal Insecurity, the author Harold. D. Lasswell
had spoken to the readers about the fact that the symbol of the ego and the emblem of the
collective of a country and how such matters affect the country itself as well as the people
living in that country itself. This is what the author describes in the essay itself with the
readers of the article itself.
The purpose of this is to provide a summary of the article that the author
Harold. D. Lasswell states to the readers themselves.
When the readers start to go through the article which had been written by the author
Harold. D. Lasswell named World Politics and Personal Insecurity, the author tells the
readers about the problems of insecurities and the egoism which affects various countries,
ultimately leading to the conflicts and violence. The author also goes on to state about how
these insecurities lead to the political tensions between the countries themselves (Torgerson,
2015). The readers also get the idea about the consequences of a particular country or by an
individual himself leads to the alienation of the individual or the country itself from the rest
of the world. The author goes on to mention the fact that the ego which the individual possess
in himself depends on the class of the individuals. This is based on the way that the individual
sees his patents and the other members of his family as well (Lasswell, 2013).
In the conclusion of the article itself, the author goes on to state the ways in which the
egos of the individuals themselves as well as the insecurities between the countries itself will
lead to the amount violence and conflicts in the world itself (Torgerson, 2015). The author
concludes his statement by informing the readers of the fact that the insecurities and the
violence in the world will continue for itself unless steps are taken by the various countries of
the world to make sure that the such insecurities do not exist between the people themselves
in the country itself.

2HISTORY ESSAY
Reference List
Lasswell, H. D. (2013). The analysis of political behaviour. Routledge.
Torgerson, D. (2015). Harold D. Lasswell and critical policy studies: The threats and
temptations of power. Handbook of critical policy studies, 27-46.