6 Security and Strategic Relations Free Online FlashCards

What is security?

Protection from threats to a state's people, territory, institutions, and ability to govern.

What is collective security?

Cooperation through institutions and shared rules to prevent aggression and respond to threats to peace.

What is deterrence?

Preventing an adversary from acting by convincing it that the costs or risks will outweigh the expected benefit.

What two alliance risks are known as abandonment and entrapment?

Members may fear abandonment by partners in a crisis or entrapment in a conflict they would not have chosen alone.

How does arms control differ from disarmament?

Arms control limits, regulates, or makes the use and spread of weapons more predictable; disarmament aims to reduce or eliminate weapons.

Why is climate change called a threat multiplier?

It can intensify pressures such as resource competition and food insecurity, but does not by itself directly ignite conflict.

Name five tools states use to pursue national security.

Diplomacy, intelligence, economic policy, civil preparedness, and military forces.

How does collective defence differ from collective security?

Collective defence is an agreement among allies to assist one another if attacked; collective security is broader cooperation to prevent aggression and address threats to peace.

What does NATO Article 5 establish?

An armed attack on one ally is treated as an attack on all, but each member decides what action it deems necessary to assist.

What are the two main mechanisms of deterrence?

Punishment threatens retaliation; denial makes an attack unlikely to succeed.

What three conditions support effective deterrence?

Capability, credible resolve, and clear communication.

What is an alliance?

An agreement among states to cooperate, often on defence.