▁Western ▁strateg ic ▁military ▁al liance ▁led ▁through ▁NAT O ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁as ▁" the ▁key ▁anchor ▁around ▁which ▁international ▁order ▁is ▁maintained ". ▁The ▁Am mer down ▁Group ▁argued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁the ▁UK ▁should ▁shift ▁its ▁primary ▁focus ▁to ▁building ▁international ▁co operation ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁system ic ▁drivers ▁of ▁in security , ▁including ▁climate ▁change , ▁economic ▁inequality , ▁militar isation ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁poor est ▁people . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁on ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁ ▁Appro aches ▁to ▁national ▁security ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁complex ▁impact ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁civil ▁libert ies . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁libert ies ▁of ▁citizens ▁are ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁military ▁personnel ▁and ▁militar ised ▁police ▁forces ▁to ▁control ▁public ▁behaviour ; ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁surve ill ance , ▁including ▁mass ▁surve ill ance ▁in ▁cy bers pace , ▁which ▁has ▁imp lications ▁for ▁priv acy ; ▁military ▁rec ruit ment ▁and ▁cons cription ▁practices ; ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁war fare ▁on ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁civil ▁infrastr ucture . ▁This ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁dialect ical ▁struggle , ▁particularly ▁in ▁liberal ▁dem oc ra cies , ▁between ▁government ▁authority ▁and ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁fre ed oms ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁Even ▁where ▁the ▁exercise ▁of ▁national ▁security ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁good ▁govern ance ▁and ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁law , ▁a ▁risk ▁remains ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁national ▁security ▁may