OTEE International Relations 2

Question 1

Which UN Security Council resolution authorized the use of force to expel Iraq from Kuwait in 1991?

Accepted Answer

Resolution 678

Answer

UN Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) authorized member states to use 'all necessary means' to enforce Resolution 660 and restore international peace, forming the legal basis for Operation Desert Storm.

Question 2

The principle of 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) was formally adopted by the UN at which summit?

Accepted Answer

2005 World Summit

Answer

R2P was unanimously adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit, establishing that sovereignty entails responsibility and the international community may intervene when states fail to protect their populations from mass atrocities.

Question 3

What term describes a situation where two nuclear-armed states are deterred from direct conflict due to mutually assured destruction?

Accepted Answer

Deterrence stability

Answer

Deterrence stability describes the condition where both sides refrain from initiating nuclear conflict because each knows retaliation would result in their own annihilation.

Question 4

The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) recognizes how many states as legitimate nuclear-weapon states?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

The NPT recognizes five nuclear-weapon states: the US, Russia, UK, France, and China — those that had detonated a nuclear device before January 1, 1967.

Question 5

Which international organization serves as the primary forum for security dialogue among North Atlantic nations?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Answer

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is the primary collective defense alliance for North Atlantic nations, founded in 1949 under the Washington Treaty.

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OTEE International Relations 2