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International Security examines the concepts, challenges, and strategies related to the protection of states and the international system from threats such as war, terrorism, cyber-attacks, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The course explores key theoretical approaches, including realism, liberalism, and constructivism, to understand the dynamics of conflict and cooperation among nations. Students analyze contemporary security issues, regional security complexes, the role of international organizations, and non-state actors, gaining insights into policymaking and emerging trends in global security governance.
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Essentials of International Relations 7th Edition by Karen A. Mingst
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Chapter 1: Approaches to International Relations
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Q1) Which of the following methods are used in the behavioral approach to international relations?
A) the study of individual cases
B) the analysis of core texts
C) the use of empirical methods
D) the deconstruction of major concepts
E) discourse analysis
Answer: C
Q2) If only we had looked at the analogy to the Vietnam War, we would have been able to have the "correct" policy prescription to know how to act in the 2003 Iraq War because these wars shared all the exact same characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Understanding behavior between states is the sole focus of the study of international relations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Historical Context of Contemporary
International Relations
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Q1) The League of Nations was an international organization that was A) established after World War II to prevent future wars.
B) successful in enforcing peace.
C) not joined by the United States and Russia.
D) founded by Germany to assist in the payment of reparations after World War I.
E) founded by the vanquished powers after World War I to help restore their power.
Answer: C
Q2) The annexation of distant territory and its inhabitants to an empire is known as A) hegemony.
B) nationalism.
C) the domino effect.
D) colonialism.
E) imperialism.
Answer: E
Q3) During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union supported opposing groups in wars in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: International Relations Theories
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Q1) Dependency theorists believe that less developed countries will rise quickly now that colonialism has ended.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) That human nature is basically good and that people can cooperate to affect social progress are basic tenets of A) Marxism.
B) radicalism.
C) liberalism.
D) nationalism. E) realism.
Answer: C
Q3) Constructivists like Alexander Wendt argue that knowing the distribution of material capabilities in the international system is enough to predict whether two states will be friends or foes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The International System
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Q1) Using the international system as a level of analysis
A) provides descriptions of behavior at the micro level.
B) allows comparisons and contrasts across systems.
C) shows international politics is just like domestic politics.
D) makes it easy to test theory because of existing historical data.
E) does not allow theorists to consider systemic change.
Q2) What was the New International Economic Order (NIEO)?
A) the capitalist North's plan to keep the South in the periphery
B) a World Bank plan of foreign assistance for the South
C) a radical call in the 1970s to help improve the impoverished South
D) a radical call in the 1990s to stop the World Trade Organization from exploiting the countries of the South
E) a plan by the capitalist North to further entrench their power position through international organizations
Q3) Which two theories consider the structure of the system vital to their analyses?
A) realists and liberals
B) liberals and radicals
C) radicals and constructivists
D) realists and radicals
E) liberals and constructivists
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Chapter 5: The State
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Q1) "National self-determination" is
A) the idea that states should respect other cultures.
B) the idea that only certain cultures can make up a state.
C) the idea that people of the same nation have the right to determine how and under what conditions they should live.
D) the idea that states should incorporate many different cultures.
E) the idea that the state defines what makes up a nation.
Q2) ________ puts special emphasis on the use of diplomacy and less coercive aspects of power, while ________ believes it is necessary to resort to sanctions or force on a more regular basis.
A) Liberalism; realism
B) Realism; liberalism
C) Radicalism; liberalism
D) Realism; radicalism
E) Liberalism; constructivism
Q3) Using your understanding of the key ingredients of state power potential-natural, tangible, and intangible-and supporting your position with specific examples, choose a country and present an argument for or against the following statement: "________ is a powerful state."
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Chapter 6: The Individual
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Q1) One function of perceptions in the decision-making process is an "orienting" function. This means that perceptions
A) provide guidance about future expectations.
B) lay out relevant choices.
C) permit an individual to synthesize and interpret information.
D) stipulate goals.
E) provide unbiased information.
Q2) Briefly describe cognitive consistency, the evoked set, mirror images, and groupthink, then explain which of these information-processing mechanisms you consider most important and why. Do these four mechanisms work independently of one another, or are they interrelated somehow? Are any of them more likely to produce greater political disasters or successes? Why or why not?
Q3) The events of the Arab Spring
A) cannot be overturned.
B) are examples of elite support leading mass revolutions.
C) were not influenced by mass media.
D) show that individuals do not matter in international politics.
E) have led to a clear future of democracy in Egypt and other Arab states.
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Chapter 7: Intergovernmental Organizations, International
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Q1) Which of the following is True of IGOs?
A) Successor organizations always try the same approach to performing their functions as their predecessors.
B) Powerful states do not have to align their policies to benefit from membership in an IGO.
C) IGOs do not perform activities that augment state policies.
D) IGOs both enlarge the possibilities for foreign policy and constrain states' ability to conduct and implement foreign policy.
E) States do not use IGOs as instruments of foreign policy.
Q2) Among the benefits to state interests provided by IGOs is the
A) elimination of all disagreements between member states.
B) setting of international agendas that force governments to make decisions.
C) contribution they make to habits of cooperation and their role socializing states through regular interactions.
D) guaranteed security for weaker states.
E) equal distribution of world resources.
Q3) Over the life of the United Nations the sovereignty of states has eroded.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: War and Strife
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Q1) Both realists and radicals assign responsibility for war to
A) ineffective multilateral institutions.
B) the structure of the international system.
C) state decision makers' misperceptions.
D) domestic political systems.
E) the failures of UN interventions.
Q2) Compare and contrast the balance of power and collective security approaches to the management of insecurity. How does deterrence play a role in each of these approaches?
Q3) The wars that followed the Arab Spring in 2011 are not categorized as civil wars because the government had significantly more capacity to harm the rebels than the rebels had to harm the government.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The "security dilemma" refers to a situation in which
A) all states can achieve security, but only after making tough choices.
B) one state's becoming more secure diminishes another state's security.
C) states intentionally threaten each other even if they feel secure.
D) each state must rely on security agreements with neighboring states.
E) no state is seen as a threat to another, even after taking security measures.
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Chapter 9: International Political Economy
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Q1) "The inexorable integration of markets, nation-states, and technologies to a degree never witnessed before" refers to ________.
A) capitalism
B) mercantilism
C) globalization
D) the MNC
E) radicalism
Q2) The 2008-2009 crisis began in the United States but spread globally, in part, because
A) the United States increased its imports from other countries.
B) the United States decreased its exports to other countries.
C) the United States increased its exports to other countries.
D) the United States decreased its imports from other countries.
E) oil prices increased during the crisis.
Q3) The overall effect of the European Union has been
A) positive, increasing trade and improving welfare.
B) positive for MNCs but negative for European workers.
C) positive for European workers but negative for MNCs.
D) negative, causing declining trade and increased poverty.
E) negative, leading to increases in military clashes among member states.
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Chapter 10: Human Rights
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Q1) What statement is True about the crime of genocide?
A) The Convention on Genocide lays out specific actions that the international community must take in response to declared genocides.
B) Since the Convention on Genocide was adopted, mass killings have been prevented.
C) Despite mass killings, no peacekeeping force was sent to Darfur, Sudan.
D) In the cases of Rwanda and Darfur, politicians intentionally did not use the word "genocide" to describe the events.
E) No interventions have ever been undertaken in response to mass killings.
Q2) To be considered "genocide" under international law, how many people must be killed?
A) more than 100
B) more than 1,000
C) more than 10,000
D) more than 1 million
E) No specific number is included in the definition.
Q3) The United States is a strong supporter of the ICC.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Transnational Issues: the Environment, World
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Q1) 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
Q2) Realists see which threat emerging from current demographic trends?
A) The developed world is likely to outpace the developing world in terms of population growth, leading to conflict between these two sets of states.
B) Rich capitalist states will exploit poorer states to acquire their population as labor.
C) States with growing populations and insufficient food might seek to expand their territory and acquire food by means of war.
D) The faster population growth in developed states will lead them to be better able to go to war with developing states.
E) Realists do not see threats emerging from current demographic trends.
Q3) What makes an issue "transnational"? Select a contemporary international issue, other than the environment, and explain what makes that particular issue a transnational issue.
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