Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET July 2018 Political Science
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
ACollective security aims to defend the status quo
BCollective security operates in an institutional framework
CThe handling of the Gulf Crisis 1990-91 is a successful experiment of collective security
DCollective security and balance of power policy are compatible under usual circumstances ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Collective security and balance of power policy are compatible under usual circumstances — The incorrect statement is that collective security and the balance of power are compatible under usual circumstances.
Explanation
★The incorrect statement is that collective security and the balance of power are compatible under usual circumstances.
★The two rest on opposite logics, so they do not usually fit together.
★Collective security treats an attack on one member as an attack on all, who respond together.
★It relies on cooperation and shared responsibility within an institutional framework.
★The balance of power instead works through rival alliances that check one another.
★It is competitive, aiming to stop any single state from dominating.
★Collective security does aim to defend the status quo and operated in bodies like the United Nations.
★The Gulf Crisis of 1990-91, where a coalition reversed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, is cited as a success of collective security.
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