Security 04

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What major European treaty added defence and security cooperation to the competencies of the IGO?

European Security and Defence Policy

Treaty of Rome

Maastricht Treaty (correct)

Saint-Malo Declaration

Which regional institution was heralded by the 1998 Saint-Malo Declaration for closer defence cooperation between France and Britain?

CIS

GCC

AU (correct)

LAS

In terms of security cooperation, which policy area lags far behind others decided in Brussels?

Common Foreign and Security Policy (correct)

Maastricht Treaty

European Security and Defence Policy

European Communities

What reason is NOT given in the text for the establishment of regional institutions with a security component?

Desire for regional trade agreements Signup and view all the answers

Which organization is mentioned in the text as a notable regional institution with a security-based component?

SCO Signup and view all the answers

Which treaty set up the European Communities WITHOUT including defence or security cooperation in its competencies?

Treaty of Rome Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main forms in which alliances usually come, according to the text?

Purpose-based and Regionally-contained Signup and view all the answers

Which six European powers accounted for one-quarter of all alliance memberships since 1815?

Italy, France, Austria-Hungary, UK, Russia/Soviet Union, Germany Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason states enter into alliances according to the text?

For power projection purposes Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is a critique of alliances?

Resulting in loss of sovereignty Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Concert of Europe alliance?

To prevent the growth of another European power Signup and view all the answers

According to Mearsheimer (1990), what makes an organization more cohesive?

A common enemy and a greater threat Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of forming NATO, according to Lord Hastings Ismay?

To keep the Americans in, the Germans down, and the Russians out Signup and view all the answers

Which military alliance was formed by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?

Warsaw Pact Signup and view all the answers

Why did France withdraw from NATO's military structures in the 1960s?

To maintain their own independent defence policy Signup and view all the answers

What was the reason for NATO's thriving post-Cold War, according to the text?

To secure protection against future Russian aggression Signup and view all the answers

Which countries were among the first to join NATO after the end of the Cold War?

Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary Signup and view all the answers

Which concept did NATO use to justify its expansion by admitting former Soviet-bloc countries?

'Democracy Promotion' Signup and view all the answers