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What is meant by alliance building as a component of traditional security policy? What are its advantages?

Answer:

Alliance building as a component of traditional security policy is a coalition of states that coordinates their actions to deter or defend against military attack. Most alliances are formalised in written treaties and are based on a fairly clear identification of who constitutes the threat. Countries make alliances to exchange their effective power relative to another alliance.

Its advantages are:

(i) It increases their effective power relative to another country or alliance.

(ii) Alliances are based on national interests and can change when national interests change.