International Affairs
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International Affairs explores the complex interactions between nations, focusing on global politics, economics, security, diplomacy, and international organizations. The course covers key theories and concepts that explain how states and non-state actors operate within the international system, addressing contemporary issues such as globalization, conflict resolution, human rights, and development. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the historical context and current challenges shaping international relations, equipping them with analytical tools to assess global events and policy decisions.
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Essentials of International Relations 8th Edition by Karen A. Mingst
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Chapter 1: Approaches to International Relations
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Q1) What is a problem that stems from using history to study contemporary state interactions?
A) It does not allow us to test generalizations.
B) It does not provide detailed knowledge of specific events.
C) One's theoretical orientation may determine one's interpretation of history.
D) It does not help highlight patterns.
Answer: C
Q2) Thucydides concluded that the underlying cause of the Peloponnesian War was A) the clash between Athens's democratic society and Sparta's authoritarian government.
B) that Sparta was a sea power seeking new ports.
C) the changing distribution of power between Athens and Sparta.
D) that Spartan culture led to constant war against more civilized city-states.
Answer: C
Q3) Today's key issues can be easily understood without any reference to history.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Historical Context of Contemporary
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Q1) ________ refers to annexing distant territory and its inhabitants to an empire,and ________ refers to the settling of people from a home country among indigenous peoples of a distant territory.
A) imperialism; colonialism
B) colonialism; imperialism
C) imperialism; nationalization
D) nationalization; colonialism
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following strategic policies did the United States adopt vis-à-vis the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
A) rollback
B) colonialism
C) containment
D) transnationalism
Answer: C
Q3) Unlike European states,the United States was not an imperial power and had no colonies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: International Relations Theories
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Q1) China's creation of Confucius Institutes throughout the world in order to teach others about Chinese culture and attract them to their ways of doing things is an example of an attempt to use
A) soft power.
B) the Beijing Consensus.
C) comparative advantage.
D) bandwagoning.
Answer: A
Q2) Collective expectations for the proper behavior of actors with a given identity are known as
A) international laws.
B) norms.
C) treaties.
D) international institutions.
Answer: B
Q3) All branches of liberalism treat the state as a unitary actor.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Levels of Analysis
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Q1) Bipolar systems can be "balance of power" systems,but multipolar systems cannot.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Constructivists see state power stemming from ideas and language,but do not see it stemming from natural and tangible sources.
A)True
B)False
Q3) "Smart power" is
A) using soft power to influence others.
B) using hard power to influence others.
C) using a combination of hard and soft power to influence others.
D) using economic statecraft to influence others.
Q4) According to constructivists,what causes change in the international system?
A) control by international organizations
B) changes in military power
C) changing norms
D) global corporations
Q5) Realists believe that soft power is likely to be more effective than hard power.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The State
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Q1) France's export of military equipment to Saudi Arabia to build an alliance in the region is an example of
A) public diplomacy.
B) track-two diplomacy.
C) engagement.
D) compellence.
Q2) Which of the following is true of Islamic fundamentalism?
A) The sectarian division between Shiites and Sunnis has never become political in nature.
B) Islamic extremists all support the same strategies for reaching their end goal.
C) The Muslim religion is the only religion with extremist groups.
D) Islamic extremists all believe that political and social authority should be based in the Koran.
Q3) Limited sanctions targeted to hurt or support specific groups of people are known as A) smart sanctions.
B) deterrent sanctions.
C) track-two diplomacy.
D) engagement.
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Chapter 6: War and Security
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Q1) Which of the following is among the fundamental assumptions of collective security?
A) It is not always clear who the aggressor is.
B) Only powerful states can respond to aggressors.
C) Threat of military action cannot stop wars.
D) Aggressors are morally wrong and should be stopped.
Q2) Why do realists believe that the anarchic international system leads to war?
A) Anarchy has led nondemocracies to become more prevalent than democracies,and nondemocracies are more aggressive than democracies.
B) Under the condition of anarchy there are few rules about how to decide among contending claims and no effective arbiter to do so.
C) Anarchy leads states to have weak armies,so they are attacked by terrorists.
D) Realists do not believe that war is the result of the anarchy of the international system.
Q3) In the just war tradition,jus in bello deals with the question of when it is legal to go to war,and jus ad bellum deals with questions of what acts are considered legal when fighting a war.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: International Cooperation and International Law
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Q1) Which of the following is true of international criminal law?
A) States have created a single,overarching treaty to help combat terrorism.
B) National courts do not deal with international criminal law.
C) Extradition treaties have been a source of disagreement among states.
D) Only transnational crimes have been the subject of international criminal law.
Q2) Neoliberal institutionalists think international institutions are important in fostering cooperation,but other liberal theorists do not.
A)True
B)False
Q3) International law's main sources are
A) treaties only.
B) customs only.
C) rules made by powerful states that other states are required to follow.
D) both customs and treaties.
Q4) The prisoner's dilemma reflects the problem of A) distribution problems.
B) norms of noncooperation.
C) socialization.
D) cheating.
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Chapter 8: International Political Economy
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Q1) The approach to economic development that incorporates a concern for renewable resources and the environment is known as
A) the Washington Consensus.
B) sustainable development.
C) The Beijing Consensus.
D) structural adjustment policy
Q2) Monetary payments sent by foreign workers to individuals in a home country are known as
A) sovereign wealth funds.
B) foreign direct investments.
C) portfolio investments.
D) remittances.
Q3) Several developing countries have created institutions that are designed to serve as alternatives to the World Bank.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The IMF lent money to a Western country during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9:
Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
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Q1) During the Arab Spring of 2011,the League of Arab States took the unusual move to A) criticize Israel.
B) suspend Libyan and Syrian membership.
C) call for democracy across all Arab states.
D) organize an oil boycott of countries opposing reform.
Q2) Over which issue has the United States most frequently exerted its veto in the UN Security Council?
A) the 2003 war in Iraq
B) China's actions in the South China Sea
C) the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict
D) sanctions against Russia
Q3) Which of the following is an example of an NGO?
A) Doctors Without Borders
B) the European Union
C) Walmart
D) the Russian military
Q4) Some scholars argue that cooperation in technical issue areas can lead to cooperation in more political issues.Do you agree? Why or why not? Provide real-world illustrative examples to back up your argument.
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Chapter 10: Human Rights
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Q1) What is one reason why the U.S.government has objected to the International Criminal Court?
A) It resents having to pay such a high share of its costs.
B) It believes it will be ineffective in pursuing war criminals.
C) It argues it infringes on U.S.sovereignty.
D) It feels only national courts should address human rights violations.
Q2) Which of the following is true of state actions to protect human rights in other states?
A) Some states grant trade concessions to other states if human rights abuses decline.
B) States have focused only on having socioeconomic rights protected in other states.
C) States have not yet used force to protect human rights.
D) States do not take actions to protect human rights in other states.
Q3) The mass atrocities in Rwanda and Darfur were labeled genocide by major states in the international community,but they did not respond.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment
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Q1) The expanded idea of security that argues that people's security must be stressed in addition to national security is known as
A) demographic transition.
B) human security.
C) non-refoulement.
D) transnationalism.
Q2) The Kyoto Protocol,an agreement designed to restrict states' greenhouse gas emissions,was ratified by over 150 states,including Russia,China,and the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The "precautionary principle" specifies that
A) a state cannot initiate policies that cause significant environmental damages to another state.
B) states should take action in their own jurisdictions.
C) action should be taken on the basis of scientific warning before there is irreversible harm.
D) states should pursue sustainable development.
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