The goals of this textbook include all of the following except
a. to tell the reader what to believe.
b. to have a better understanding of international politics.
c. to make informed evaluations about how the world works.
d. to engage in intelligent debate about global politics.
Which act was not justified by the belief that if countries become democratic, war will become less likely?
a. U.S. support for a civil nuclear agreement with India
b. The provision of economic aid to Russia
c. Intervention in the former Yugoslavia
d. The invasion of Iraq
Which of the following is NOT one of the meanings of power?
a. coercive power
b. attentive power
c. soft power
d. structural power
Institutional power is best described as _____.
a. prestige and the ability to use it persuasively
b. values and norms that shape behavior
c. the rules of organizations that convey power
d. having one's interests accepted uncritically as natural
The ability to compel others is known as _____ power.
a. coercive
b. hard
c. military
d. structural