In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: In the traditional view of security, then, most threats to a country’s security come from within its borders.

Reason: It is because, in the international system, there is no central authority capable of controlling the behaviour of different countries.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The correct answer is Option 3 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Assertion: In the traditional view of security, then, most threats to a country’s security come from within its borders. (incorrect)

Reason: It is because, in the international system, there is no central authority capable of controlling the behaviour of different countries. (correct)

In the traditional view of security, then, most threats to a country’s security come from outside its borders. That is because the international system is a rather brutal arena in which there is no central authority capable of controlling behaviour. Within a country, the threat of violence is regulated by an acknowledged central authority — the government. In world politics, there is no acknowledged central authority that stands above everyone else. It is tempting to think that the United Nations is such an authority or could become such an institution. However, as presently constituted, the UN is a creature of its members and has authority only to the extent that the membership allows it to have authority and obeys it. So, in world politics, each country has to be responsible for its own security.