Question 1

What are the difficulties that have been encountered with collective security in the post-Cold War world?

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Question 2

What is al-Qaeda, and what attacks have been attributed to the organization?

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Question 3

What states comprised George W. Bush's "axis of evil" in 2002? Why?

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Question 4

Have the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq eroded U.S. soft power?

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Question 5

What factors caused the Great Recession?

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Question 6

What were the consequences of the Great Recession?

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Question 7

Explain the situation in Greece during the Eurozone crisis.

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Question 8

What happened in Egypt during the Arab Spring?

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Question 9

Which countries succeeded in ousting their leaders as a result of the Arab Spring?

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Question 10

List three examples of nonstate actors.

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Question 11

Which contending interpretation of the future do you find more convincing: "The End of History" or "The Clash of Civilizations?"? Be sure to define each theory, and include at least three historical examples since the end of the Cold War to support your argument.

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Question 12

"America has no empire to extend or utopia to establish" (President George W. Bush, speech at West Point, June 2002). Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Back up your analysis using at least three examples of U.S. intervention in conflict abroad since the end of the Cold War (1991).

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Question 13

Has the post-Cold War era been characterized more by conflict or cooperation? Use three specific historical examples to back up your analysis.

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Question 14

Discuss the global economy in the post-Cold War world. Be sure to include a discussion of the EU, the role of U.S. hegemony, the threats posed by globalization, the Great Recession, and the Eurozone crisis.

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Question 15

Discuss the successes and failures of collective action since the end of the Cold War.

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Question 16

Describe the problems with defining genocide. How have these problems contributed to failures of the international community to intervene in times of genocide? Be sure to use historical examples.

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Question 17

Discuss the outcomes of the Arab Spring. On balance, has it been a positive or negative event for the states involved and the region as a whole?

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Question 18

Describe how globalization and fragmentation are evident in the post-Cold War world. Be sure to use specific examples.

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Question 19

Discuss the application of realism, liberalism, and constructivism evident in the period from 1991 to the present. Explain at least three historical events per theory.

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Quiz 6: Globalization and Fragmentation in a New World Order: 1991 to the Present