Question 1

Compare the old trends versus the new trends in military spending. How does the Old South compare to the New South present day in military spending? What are the consequences?

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Question 2

What conditions favor the effective use of coercive diplomacy?

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Question 3

What are the sources of power in world politics? Given the changes occurring in world politics, is the nature of power being transformed? If so, how? Given your interpretation, how might one go about measuring the power of states?

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Question 4

What are the conditions that contribute to the effective use of coercive diplomacy? Cite an example of the successful or unsuccessful use of coercive diplomacy and what specific factors led to its success/failure.

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Question 5

Explain the difference between compellence, deterrence, and preemption. Under what conditions were each used? Which method provides the greatest security in the twenty-first century?

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Question 6

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty seeks to prevent horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons. Many countries reject the NPT as hypocritical as it denies them the same rights and capabilities that are afforded to the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France. Analyze this argument. How can countries justify denying other countries nuclear weapons while they have no intention of giving up their own?

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Question 7

Overt or covert use of force by one or more countries that cross the border of another country in order to affect the target country's government and policies is known as ____________________.

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Question 8

How are military expenditures and economic growth linked? Some people argue that there is a trade-off between "guns and butter," because military expenditures divert resources away from growth-promoting investments. Yet, other people claim that military spending stimulates economic growth. Which side of this debate do you support? Why?

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Question 9

Explain why global anarchy is so central to realist's policy prescriptions for security.

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Question 10

Defend the realist view for creating security and maintaining security.

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Question 11

When states choose not to intervene in the domestic affairs of other states because it is considered illegal to do otherwise, it is merely exercising the _________________.

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Question 12

The ability to exercise international influence by means of a country's military capabilities is called _________________

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Quiz 8: The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances