Security in the Contemporary World Test - 3

In 1994, the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda faced a threat to its existence as nearly five lakh of its people were killed by the rival Hutu tribe in a matter of weeks.

Confidence building is a process in which countries share ideas and information with their rivals. They tell each other about their military intentions and, up to a point, their military plans.

Since 11 September 2001 when terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre in America, other governments and the public have paid more attention to terrorism, though terrorism itself is not new.

Traditional security policy has a third component called the balance of power.

A good part of maintaining a balance of power is to build up one’s military power, although economic and technological power are also important since they are the basis for military power.

The Anti-ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 1972 tried to stop the United States and Soviet Union from using ballistic missiles as a defensive shield to launch a nuclear attack. 

Terrorism refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately.

Poverty in the South has also led to large-scale migration to seek a better life, especially better economic opportunities, in the North.

The "Traditional Notion of Security" covers both the external and internal threats to a country's security. External threats consist of four components i.e., military threats, the threat of war, balance of power, and alliance building.

Arms control regulates the acquisition or development of weapons.