Global Security Chapter 2 Terminology
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Global Security
Efforts by countries of the world to reduce conflict and promote individual flourishing.
State Security
A narrow focus on protecting countries through military force and power projection.
Alliances
Formal military relationships between countries that typically include a mutual defense pact.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
A security alliance formed in 1949 between Western allies.
SEATO (Southeast Asian Treaty Organization)
A Cold War alliance formed to contain communist expansion.
SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)
An alliance lead by China, including Russia and regional partners.
EU (European Union)
A major trade and political partnership formed among European nations.
Cold War
A period of geopolitical tension, proxy wars, and arms racing between US and USSR.
World Trade Organization
An international organization that regulates and promotes global trade and economic cooperation.
UN Charter
The founding document of the United Nations outlining international peace and security guidelines.
UN General Assembly
The main deliberative UN organ where all member states make nonbinding recommendations.
UN Security Council
The only UN organ with the authority to authorize military force.
P5 UN Security Council
The five permanent, veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
League of Nations
The international cooperation organization created after World War I that ultimately failed.
Iron Curtain
The symbolic and physical division of Europe during the Cold War.
Warsaw Pact
A Cold War military alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European states.
Proxy Wars
Peripheral conflicts during the Cold War where superpowers backed opposing local sides.
Global war on terror
The post-9/11 military campaign led by the United States to defeat terrorist networks.
Human Security
A broad security approach focusing on human rights, health, poverty, and environmental protection.
Nonstate actors
Entities other than governments, such as NGOs or terrorist networks, that influence security.