FMQs Flashcards
Why can’t the US recognize both Chinas at once?
Neither one recognizes the other as independent
Which level of analysis considers interactions of states themselves without regard for internal makeup/leaders?
Interstate
What is a political scientist who uses philosophy, etc. and other normative approaches?
Traditionalist
Which level considers relative power of states and is traditionally most important?
Interstate
Best example of an IGO with supranational power
EU
Which is NOT associated with IR?
corporatism
According to G & P, what do realists see as the most important element of national power in the short term?
military force
According to realists, the usual outcome in the Prisoner’s Dilemma game is…
both confess, thereby ensuring each is worse off than if they both did not confess
According to G & P, the neoliberal approach to IR differs from old liberal approaches in that it concedes to realism that…
states are unitary actors
According to G & P, the concept of “world government” is most closely associated with…
peace studies
Advocates of the neoliberal paradigm of IR challenge…
all of the above
According to neoliberalism, the stability produced by the hegemony of the US has been replaced by…
stability produced by regimes
Which of these is an obligation of declared nuclear weapons states under the terms of the NPT?
to reduce their own stockpiles of nuclear weapons
At least 2 nations would like to join the NPT as declared nuclear weapons states. 1 of these is…
India
According to G & P, feminists argue that with respect to IR…
femininity is associated with private and domestic areas, whereas masculinity is associated with public and political spaces
According to G & P, difference feminists argue that realism involves assumptions of masculinity because of the principle of…
all of the above
T/F: Liberal-idealists agree with the statement that in IR, “the end justifies the means”
False
T/F: Liberal-idealists believe that peace in the international system should be maintained through a balance-of-power system.
False
The Correlates of War Project defines a “war” as
a conflict involving 2+ states and a conflict that produces 1,000+ battlefield fatalities
Which is NOT one of the occupied territories claimed by Israel but not recognized by the international community?
Sinai Peninsula
Most “occupied territories” were annexed by Israel after the _____ 6-Day War
1967
According to G & P, ethnic conflict is closely tied to conflict over…
territory
Which is NOT one of the governments certified by US as a state-supporter of terrorism?
Libya
Which is NOT one of the top 10 contributors to the UN budget?
India
The single-biggest portion of the regular UN budget goes to…
administration
When colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence…, what was the impact on UN voting?
the large number of new members meant the US was in the minority in the General Assembly
According to G & P, UN peacekeeping forces…
play a neutral role between warring forces
Which is NOT a function of the UN’s General Assembly?
writing treaties and creating international law
T/F: Theories of war at system level are weakened by the fact that there haven’t been that many to study.
true
