security dilemma

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security
noun
uk
/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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dilemma
noun[C]
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/daɪˈlem.ə/us
/daɪˈlem.ə/
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you ...
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However, she revived the project afterwards under the pressure of regional strategic developments and intensifying regional nuclearsecuritydilemma.
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Such interests do not believe in or rely on morality, ruling evil with evil, causing thesecuritydilemma.
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He nuances different forms of control and assesses whether they succeeded or failed in exacerbating conflicts or unleashing thesecuritydilemma.
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Of more decisive importance in overcoming thesecuritydilemmawas the patient persistence of all those who worked away at penetrating the frontiers of the two blocs.
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Thesecuritydilemmahas important relationships with other theories and doctrines of international security.
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Another mode of criticism of thesecuritydilemmaconcept is to question the validity of the offence-defense balance.
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He has contributed to the ideas of defensive realism, thesecuritydilemma, the offense-defense balance, and arms races through various publications and articles.
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States are rational, unitary, gain maximizing actors, living in anarchy and ridden by thesecuritydilemma. 2.
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The spiral model identifies the next step in reasoning about states' behaviour after identifying the intensity of thesecuritydilemma.
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The concept of thesecuritydilemmacan be applied to "ethnic conflict".
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This variation among different ethnic conflicts can be linked with fear and uncertainty, which leads to thesecuritydilemma.
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If a state can communicate that its intentions are benign to another state, then thesecuritydilemmamay be overcome.
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This common understanding was a major source for bilateral nuclear cooperation and helped dilute anysecuritydilemmadynamics between the two countries.
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Arms control is meant to break thesecuritydilemma.
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Thesecuritydilemma, resulting from defensive measures taken to improve one's security which possess inherent offensive capabilities, triggers a military arms race.
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Much of the behaviour in this period was the product of technology and beliefs that magnified thesecuritydilemma.
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As ethnic fears arise, and groups feel uncertain about their future safety and survival, thesecuritydilemmais likely to occur.
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This lack of trust, based on uncertainty, is called thesecuritydilemma.
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There are unintended consequences, unwanted escalation, irrationality, misperception, and thesecuritydilemma.
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Similarly, special jurisdictions that cross-cut national borders can be designed to address certain aspects of basin-wide security dilemmas.
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