Chapter 2 DYNAMICS OF TRANSFORMATION IN GLOBAL SECURITY This chapter analyses the processes of transformation occurring in the global security environment since the approval of the 2013 National Security Strategy. S ince the approval of the previous National Security Strategy in 2013, the world has seen an acceleration in certain dynamics—sometimes contradictory dynamics—that are contributing to a rise in geopolitical tensions and different kinds of pressure on the multilateral system. The security environment is even more complex and volatile; therefore, it is foreseeable that this uncertainty—already cited in 2013—will become more acute in the coming years. These dynamics, which form part of complex processes of transformation with political, social, and even cultural impact, reflect the paradox of the two sides of a globalized world: interdependent, but fragmented. On the one hand, connectivity 30 National Security Strategy 2017 Presidency of the Government