☰
✕

Security in the Contemporary World
Question
Wired Faculty App

What is meant by ‘referent’ ? What does this term stands for in traditional security and non-traditional security ?

Answer

Referent means ‘security for who’ ?


For traditional security it stands for the state with its territory and governing institutions and for non-traditional security it includes not just the state but also individuals or communities or indeed all of mankind.

Sponsor Area

Some More Questions From Security in the Contemporary World Chapter

Nuclear weapons as deterrence or defence have limited usage against contemporary security threats to states. Explain the statement.

Looking at the Indian scenario, what type of security has been given priority in India, traditional or non-traditional ? What examples could you cite to substantiate the argument ?

Read the cartoon below and write a short note in favour or against the connection between war and terrorism depicted in this cartoon.

Read the cartoon below and write a short note in favour or against the connection between war and terrorism depicted in this cartoon.

What is security ?

What are two notions of security ?

Why is the greatest danger is from military threats?

Differentiate between deterrence and defence ?

How a balance of power is maintained ?

What are the four components of traditional security policy?

What is an alliance?