Discuss the ways in which the partly developed countries address their security challenges. Be sure to provide specific examples.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

An ideal answer should include:
1. The security of many partly developed countries is threatened by some combination of conditions, such as the problematic movement of people across their borders, economic globalization, increased militarization, terrorism, and instability within and beyond their borders. These states have undertaken a variety of methods to deal with these security challenges and these approaches include:
- The most assertive strategy in the pursuit of security is to build military power. Two partly developed countries, China and Russia, have chosen to build an extensive military capacity in order to achieve the goal of security; they are the second- and third-highest military spenders in the world. Among other partly developed countries, Brazil is the world's eleventh-highest military spender, and Turkey is fifteenth. However, most of the partly developed countries do not have notably large militaries or defense expenditures.
- In contrast, some partly developed countries are not expanding their military to achieve security. South Africa, for example, has recently begun slightly decreasing its military budget. Mexico has also decreased its defense expenditures in recent years. Many of the partly developed countries rely primarily on multilateral mutual defense treaties, such as NATO in Europe and the Rio Pact in Central and South America (although Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela have withdrawn from this pact).