When on state takes an aggressive action purely for defensiv

When on state takes an aggressive action purely for defensive reasons to increase its security, this automatically decreases the security of other states, which then must also undertake aggressive actions for defensive reasons. This idea that on state enhancing its power for security, in turn, undermines security for all is known as...

democratic peace

power transition theory

security delimaa

hegemony

Solution

c) Security dilemma.

Such a scenario , as the one mentioned above is known as secret dilemma or the spiral model, and is a term used frequently in international relations.