POL3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 8
September 2025; 100% correct solutions and
explanations
traditional notions of security: - correct answer-
national and international
traditional notion of national security: - correct
answer--threats to the physical integrity of the
state
-threats to the protection of individuals from
foreign attacks
traditional notions of international security: -
correct answer--emphasis on the systemic nature
of security
-security is interdependent
-one actor's efforts affects others
human security: - correct answer--critique of the
traditional notions of security
, -traditional security fails to capture the central
focus: the individual
what are the two significant shifts that human
security makes: - correct answer-1. Object of
Security: whose security are we interested in
2. Content/Source of the threat: threat doesn't
have to come from other actors, could be disease,
famine, etc
-focuses on both chronic and sudden events
Examples of threats to individual security: -
correct answer--personal: are you free from
torture, death, and harm
-political: political rights
-community
-economic
-food
-health: affordable healthcare, free from disease
-environmental
what are the different solutions human security
entails? - correct answer--removal of threats
-empower individuals
-develop deeper levels of peace
ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 8
September 2025; 100% correct solutions and
explanations
traditional notions of security: - correct answer-
national and international
traditional notion of national security: - correct
answer--threats to the physical integrity of the
state
-threats to the protection of individuals from
foreign attacks
traditional notions of international security: -
correct answer--emphasis on the systemic nature
of security
-security is interdependent
-one actor's efforts affects others
human security: - correct answer--critique of the
traditional notions of security
, -traditional security fails to capture the central
focus: the individual
what are the two significant shifts that human
security makes: - correct answer-1. Object of
Security: whose security are we interested in
2. Content/Source of the threat: threat doesn't
have to come from other actors, could be disease,
famine, etc
-focuses on both chronic and sudden events
Examples of threats to individual security: -
correct answer--personal: are you free from
torture, death, and harm
-political: political rights
-community
-economic
-food
-health: affordable healthcare, free from disease
-environmental
what are the different solutions human security
entails? - correct answer--removal of threats
-empower individuals
-develop deeper levels of peace
