The ESS, to its credit, recognises that a number of social factors – including poverty, malnutrition, disease, and economic collapse – all contribute to a climate of instability and increased security threats, as they can often lead to regional conflict and failed states and, as a consequence, fuel support or tolerance for organised crime and terrorism.
EDS atzīst, ka vairāki sociāli faktori – ieskaitot trūkumu, nepietiekamu uzturu, slimības un ekonomisko sabrukumu – veicina nestabilitātes klimatu un palielinātus draudus drošībai, jo tie bieži var novest pie reģionālā konflikta un valstu bankrota, un rezultātā pie degvielas apgādes vai tolerances pret organizēto noziedzību un terorismu.