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‘Collective Security and Collective Defence are the institutional and State mechanisms to sustain the domination of powers that be in International politics.’ Elaborate.

  • UPSC 2013
  • 15 marks
  • Key Concepts in International Relations

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Collective security is a universal, inward-looking guarantee: every member promises to act against any aggressor, whoever it is, through an organisation such as the UN. Collective defence is selective and outward-looking: allies such as NATO, resting on Article 51, pledge mutual help against an external enemy defined by shared interest or identity. The statement is…

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