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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Dependence of effective cooperation on fear

Dependence of effective cooperation on fear

Claim

International alliances are eager to portray themselves as based on idealism. But it is fear, not idealism, that cements and underpins such alliances.

Broader

Fear
Excellent

Aggravated by

Pervasive fear of nuclear war
Excellent
Military reprisals
Unpresentable
Political fear
Yet to rate
Fear of social anarchy
Yet to rate
Fear of crime
Yet to rate
Fear of communism
Yet to rate

Reduces

International economic fragmentation
Presentable
Lack of international cooperation
Yet to rate
Inadequate international cooperation in reducing terrorism
Yet to rate

Strategy

Using fear to promote effective cooperation
Yet to rate
Reducing dependence on fear as a cooperative tool
Yet to rate

Value

Overeffective
Yet to rate
Noncooperation
Yet to rate
Independence
Yet to rate
Fear
Yet to rate
Dependence
Yet to rate
Cooperation
Yet to rate

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Dependence
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J4805
    DOCID
    12048050
    D7NID
    144809
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024