Indivisible security or the indivisibility of security is a term first used during the Cold War.12 First included in the Helsinki Accords as the "indivisibility of security in Europe", the term states that the security of one nation is inseparable from other countries in its region.1 In 2022, Russia has used this term to justify its military build-up near Ukraine, which ultimately led to a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.1 The term has also been promoted by China,3 including as part of its promoted "global security initiative".4
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- "What is 'indivisible security'? The principle at the heart of Russia's ire against Nato". Financial Times. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "Why does Russia focus on 'indivisible security' in Ukraine standoff?". the Guardian. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ""Indivisible security" endorsed by international community: Chinese FM-Xinhua". Xinhua News. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- Yao, Kevin; Tian, Yew Lun (22 April 2022). "China's Xi proposes 'global security initiative', without giving details". Reuters. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
Sources
Sources
- Lanko, Dmitry; Yarovoy, Gleb (6 January 2023). "From Stalin to Putin: Indivisibility of Peace and Security in Russian IR Scholarship and Foreign Policy". The Routledge Handbook of Russian International Relations Studies. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003257264-24. ISBN 978-1-003-25726-4.
- Zha, Daojiong; Dong, Ting (2023). "A Chinese Notion of Indivisibility of Security?". Asian Perspective. 47 (2). Johns Hopkins University Press: 323–330. doi:10.1353/apr.2023.0012. ISSN 2288-2871. S2CID 258964723.
- Monaghan, A., ed. (2010). The Indivisibility of Security: Russia and Euro-Atlantic Security (PDF). Forum papers series. NATO Defense College, Research Division. Retrieved 20 June 2023.