Deck 17: Security and Insecurity

Question 1

'Securitization theory' holds that an issue become securitized when ________.

Answer 1

Those in power declare that it (the issue) poses a threat in one way or another.

Question 2

In which part of the world did Freedom House recently observe a growing trend towards authoritarianism?

A) South America.
B) Africa.
C) The Middle East.
D) Eastern Europe.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In what way did national security play a part in determining the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential campaign?

Answer 3

The Trump campaign claimed that Clinton had jeopardized national security by classified information via an insecure email system during her time as Secretary of State during the Obama Administration. In turn, Trump's relationship with Putin and lack of experience in handling international affairs was portrayed as a potential security risk-a prediction that appears to have been somewhat vindicated by recent speculation over Russia's possible collusion in the election victory.

Question 4

The 'outsourcing' or privatization of security accords with conservatism.

Question 5

The informal alliance between a nation's military and the arms industry that supplies it (thus creating a vested interest that attempts to influence public policy) is known as ___________.

Question 6

Virtually all realist approaches to IR regard what as the major object of security?

A) The sovereignty of the citizens of the state.
B) The sovereign state itself.
C) The sovereignty of the state's government.
D) The collective sovereignty of nations.

Question 7

The UN Security Council embodies which principle stated below?

A) Collective security.
B) Collective insecurity.
C) Creative security.
D) Interdependent security.

Question 8

The P5 of the UN Security Council is widely regarded as a reflection of a realist concern for the accommodation of power politics.

Question 9

What does the acronym MAD stand for?

Question 10

'Positive peace' is a concept which rejects the idea that peace consists merely in the absence of violent conflict, adopting a broader understanding which looks at the amelioration of conflict through cooperative social mechanisms.

Question 11

The post-Cold War period has seen greater attention paid to non-traditional issues, including which of the following?
Please select all that apply.

A) The security implications of Third World poverty and the 'North-South gap'.
B) The militarization of the Third World women.
C) The re-conceptualization of environmental problems as security issues.
D) The re-conceptualization of 'energy security' as an essentially military concern.

Question 12

The shift in emphasis from 'state security' to 'human security' in the post-Cold War period reflects …

A) The continuing ascendancy of realist approaches to security.
B) A narrowing of the security agenda to accord with postmodern approaches.
C) A concern with the security of individual humans at the expense of wider social and economic issues.
D) None of the above.

Question 13

The rise of Islamic radicalism and militancy is a fairly recent phenomenon, starting in the last two decades.

Question 14

Many commentators argue that the 'War on Terror' demonstrates that conventional military tactics are most effective against terrorists and insurgents in all phases of war operations.