Question

The Non-Aligned Movement, founded in 1961 at the height of the Cold War, has membership of 120 countries, 53 from Africa, 39 from Asia, 26 from Latin America and the Caribbean, and 2 from Europe. What does Non-alignment mean?

Options

• Non-membership to military blocs.

• Non-alignment to power blocs.

• Active participation in international issues.

• All of the above.

Answer 1

All of the above.

Explanation:

The concept of Non-Alignment is a comprehensive foreign policy that combines all of these principles. It is defined as a nation’s choice to maintain its independence by refusing to join rival superpower blocs or their military alliances. Crucially, non-alignment is not passive neutrality or isolation; rather, it demands active participation in international affairs, allowing developing countries to judge every global crisis on its own merits to promote world peace.