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

Answer:

Traditional security is mainly concerned with the use or threat of use of military forces. In traditional security, force is both the principal threat to security and the principal means of achieving security.

The benefit of Alliance building is:

(i) An alliance is a coalition of states that coordinate their actions of deter or defend against military attack.

(ii) This is based on national interests and can change when national interests change, eg; US backed the Islamic militants in Afghanistan against Soviet Union in 1980.