Transnational actors operate below and across __________ borders. (Fill in the blank)

Transnational actors operate below and across __________ borders.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross is an example of a(n) __________ because its members are not governments.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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Comparative politics is the study of the __________ politics of foreign countries.
 
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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The Soviet policies of perestroika (economic reform) and glasnost (openness in political discussion), associated with a focus on domestic issues, took precedence over maintaining external power in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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German utilization of speedy offensives via railroads in the Franco-Prussian War was an example of the cult of the defensive.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.