What was the fear cited by Nikitia Khruschev during the Cuban Missle Crisis?
a. That the crisis would lead to a conventional war.
b. That the crisis would damage U.S.-Soviet relations beyond repair.
c. That the crisis would escalate to the point where de-escalation would be impossible.
d. That the crisis would lead to an interminable stalemate.
What point does Ratner make in discussing tuna and dolphins?
a. He underlines the different areas of international law.
b. He is concerned about international law and overfishing.
c. He highlights the difficulties of fishermen in a globalizing world.
d. He argues that different issue areas can no longer be considered separately.
In Jervis's view, what is the paradox at the heart of nuclear deterrence?
a. Actors must retain control while credibly threatening that they might lose it.
b. Actors must restrain the use of nuclear weapons while maintaining mobilization.
c. Actors must threaten nuclear use while prohibiting others from nuclear use.
d. Actors must sustain nuclear armaments while calling for nuclear disarmament.
Why does more muscular UN Security Council action disturb smaller states, according to Ratner?
a. because they are the target of council action
b. because they disagree with the council's decisions
c. because it calls into question the council's judgment
d. because they feel threatened by Western domination of the council
What, according to the World Bank, is the dominant form of conflict today?
a. drug-related gang violence
b. terrorist insurgencies
c. recurrent civil war
d. ethnic conflict
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