Acronyms & Abbreviations

Question 1

LDCs

Answer 1

Least Developed Countries

Question 2

NSC

Answer 2

National Security Council

Question 3

NPT

Answer 3

Non-Proliferation Treaty (of Nuclear Weapons)

Question 4

QDR

Answer 4

Quadrennial Defense Review

Question 5

BMD

Answer 5

Ballistic Missile Defence

Question 6

COIN

Answer 6

Counterinsurgency

Question 7

IAEA

Answer 7

International Atomic Energy Agency

Question 8

WMD

Answer 8

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Question 9

R2P

Answer 9

Responsibility to Protect

Question 10

OPEC

Answer 10

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 11

BRIC

Answer 11

Brazil, Russia, India, China (strengthen economic cooperation and challenge the power of Western nations)

Question 12

USMCA

Answer 12

US-Mexico-Canada FTA

Question 13

G-7

Answer 13

Group of Seven (an intergovernmental political and economic forum)

Question 14

OAS

Answer 14

Organization of American States

Question 15

BRI

Answer 15

Belt and Road Initiative

Question 16

OBOR

Answer 16

“One-Belt-One-Road”

Question 17

AUKUS

Answer 17

Australia-UK-US trilateral security partnership

Question 18

25. Events used as a shorthand term for a concept or “lesson of history” (9)
    What lessons are these events shorthand for?

Answer 18

Munich
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam
Black Hawk Down
Dien Bien Phu
Srebrenica
Versailles
Rwanda
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, 1994

Question 19

Munich

Answer 19

Appeasing an adversary’s demands may defuse a crisis, but it can also increase the chances of war by emboldening that adversary to demand more.

Question 20

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 20

Mutual Assured Destruction: realization that nuclear war could happen very quickly and without warning

Question 21

Vietnam

Answer 21

the importance of clear goals and strategies, and the need for the right motivations to intervene in a conflict

Question 22

Black Hawk Down

Answer 22

a cautionary tale about the complexities, risks, and unintended consequences of military interventions

Question 23

Dien Bien Phu

Answer 23

what happens when you underestimate the enemy

Question 24

Srebrenica

Answer 24

a tragic symbol of international intervention failure to protect civilians and prevent genocide, shaping debates and policies in international relations, humanitarian interventions, and human rights advocacy

Question 25

Versailles

Answer 25

the consequences of failing to resolve underlying issues and the challenges of maintaining peace after conflict with cooperation among nations

Question 26

Rwanda

Answer 26

a tragic reminder of the devastating consequences of international inaction in the face of genocide and the imperative for the international community to uphold its responsibility to protect vulnerable populations from mass atrocities; continues to influence discussions and policies in international relations, humanitarian interventions, and human rights advocacy

Question 27

The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, 1994

Answer 27

a case study highlighting the complexities of security agreements, the challenges of balancing national interests with international commitments, and the importance of trust, deterrence, and diplomacy in promoting global peace and stability