Counterterrorism
Negotiated Resolution, Incident Management, Communication and Use of Force are best described as this.
What are the Basic Elements of Counterterrorism?
This is an organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a government though subversion and armed conflict
What is an insurgency
These countries comprise between 69% and 82% of all arms in global trade
Who are the P5
This was originally written by the US and maintains that all states shall refrain from the threat of or use of force in international relations.
What is Article 2(4)
'Little Boy' was the first example of this low efficiency but simple weapon design
What is a 'gun-type' fission weapon
Defending an airport is an example of this level of defense
What is Systems-level security
Modern insurgencies are often the result of this
What is state failure
The scheme to by which the US sold weapons to Iran to fund an insurgency in Central America was known as this
What is the Iran Contra Affair
This UN body employs more than 30,000 people working as international public servants.
What is the UN Secretariat
This was a 50 Mt nuclear divide exploded by the Soviet Union. It was the largest test explosion ever.
What was Tsar Bomba
The successful raid that killed Usama bin Laden left him in charge of al Qaeda.
Who is Ayman al Zawahiri
This was the negotiated settlement of 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland
What is the Good Friday Agreements
This class of weapon kills more people annually than all others combined.
What are Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
This endows the UN Security Council with 'coercive powers'
What is Chapter VII
Signed in 1968, this agreement sought to limit the size of the nuclear club.
What is the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
This organization has the ability to freeze assets of state, organizations, and individuals associated with terrorism.
What is the US Department of Treasury.
Ameliorating grievances, exposing bad ideologies, and providing good alternatives are all aspects of this:
What is winning hearts and minds (WHAM)
This was the practice by the Soviet Union of selling fighter jets to client countries and then using the procurement of spare parts to dictate behavior
What is MiG Diplomacy
This UN organ is charged social, cultural, education, health and human rights.
What is ECOSOC
This Pakistani is widely credited with creating non-governmental network that accelerated nuclear weapons programs in several countries
Who is AQ Kahn
These are informal money transfer that are difficult to track but often are used to fund terrorist activities in the Middle East
What is Hawala
He is considered a scholar-practitioner of COIN after his role in leading the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire
Who was T.E. Lawrence
The practice by the US of selling weapons to client states in lieu of sending troops to defend US interests
What is the Nixon Doctrine
This is the court that seeks to arbitrate disputes between countries
What is ICJ
This treaty, which expires in 2021, limits the number of deployable nuclear warheads to 1,550 for both the US and Russia
What is the START treaty