▁risk ... ▁[ and ▁is ] ▁a ▁common ▁right ." ▁( Am mer down ▁Group , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Dim ensions ▁of ▁national ▁security ▁ ▁Pot ential ▁causes ▁of ▁national ▁in security ▁include ▁actions ▁by ▁other ▁states ▁( e . g . ▁military ▁or ▁cy ber ▁attack ), ▁violent ▁non - state ▁actors ▁( e . g . ▁terror ist ▁attack ), ▁organ ised ▁criminal ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁n arc otic ▁cart els , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁( e . g . ▁flo oding , ▁earth qu akes ). ▁System ic ▁drivers ▁of ▁in security , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁trans n ational , ▁include ▁climate ▁change , ▁economic ▁inequality ▁and ▁marg inal isation , ▁political ▁ex clusion , ▁and ▁militar isation . ▁ ▁In ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁ris ks , ▁the ▁security ▁of ▁a ▁nation ▁state ▁has ▁several ▁dimensions , ▁including ▁economic ▁security , ▁energy ▁security , ▁physical ▁security , ▁environmental ▁security , ▁food ▁security , ▁border ▁security , ▁and ▁cy ber ▁security . ▁These ▁dimensions ▁correlate ▁closely ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁national ▁power . ▁ ▁In cre asing ly , ▁govern ments ▁organ ise ▁their ▁security ▁policies ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁security ▁strategy ▁( N SS ); ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Spain , ▁Sweden , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁to ▁have ▁done ▁so . ▁Some ▁states ▁also ▁appoint ▁a ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁strategy ▁and /