Which of the following statements are not correct about cooperative security?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → International cooperation is independent of nature of threat, unwillingness and ability of the country.
Option (1) It is far more effective to devise strategies that involve international cooperation. True. Non-traditional threats need cooperation rather than military confrontation.
Option (2) International cooperation is independent of nature of threat, unwillingness and ability of the country. False. The opposite is true: whether cooperation is bilateral, regional, continental or global depends on the nature of the threat and the willingness and ability of countries to respond.
Option (3) Cooperative security involves a variety of other players-both national and international. True. Besides countries, it may involve international organisations, NGOs, businesses and corporations, and great personalities.
Option (4) The variety of players include international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private foundations, trade unions and great personalities. True. Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela are given as examples of such great personalities.
NCERT (2025-26): “Cooperative Security … We can see that dealing with many of these non-traditional threats to security require cooperation rather than military confrontation. Military force may have a role to play in combating terrorism or in enforcing human rights (and even here there is a limit to what force can achieve), but it is difficult to see what force would do to help alleviate poverty, manage migration and refugee movements, and control epidemics. Indeed, in most cases, the use of military force would only make matters worse! Far more effective is to devise strategies that involve international cooperation. Cooperation may be bilateral (i.e. between any two countries), regional, continental, or global. It would all depend on the nature of the threat and the willingness and ability of countries to respond. Cooperative security may also involve a variety of other players, both international and national—international organisations (the UN, the World Health Organisation, the World Bank, the IMF etc.), non-governmental organisations (Amnesty International, the Red Cross, private foundations and charities, religious organisations, trade unions, associations, social and development organisations), businesses and corporations, and great personalities (e.g. Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela).…” |