What is meant by security dilemma?
Correct answer: C. A structural notion in which self-help attempts of stats to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity
- A. Where states help spread instability and conflict in between other states
- B. It is the dilemma a state faces when dealing when constructing national security plans
- C. A structural notion in which self-help attempts of stats to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity
- D. All of the above
Explanation
A security dilemma occurs when one state's efforts to improve its security unintentionally make other states feel less secure, prompting countermeasures. It is therefore a structural effect of self-help under anarchy, as described in option c.
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