A. The tendency for functional aspects of international relations to be organized around large numbers of states
B. The transition of a conflict from being between two states to being between several states
C. The practice of diplomacy by embassies to different countries
D. Both b and c
Related Mcqs:
- Define diplomacy.
A. In world politics, diplomacy is a communications process between international actors that seeks through negotiation to resolve conflict short of war
B. In foreign policy, diplomacy is a policy instrument to enable an international actor to achieve its policy objectives
C. Diplomacy focuses on the resolution of conflict through dialogue and negotiation
D. All of the above - Define ‘forcible humanitarian intervention’.
A. The use of force to intervene in humanitarian operations
B. A forcible breach of sovereignty that interferes in a state’s internal affairs for humanitarian purposes
C. A humanitarian intervention that uses force to deter violence
D. All of the above - Define a regime?
A. A country with a constitution
B. Delineated area of rule-governed activity
C. A set of implicit or explicit principles, norms, rules and decision making, procedures around which actors expectations converge in a given area of international relations
D. b and c - Define public ‘goods’ and public ‘bads’.
A. Public goods are those in which unrestrained market competition is not effective (i.e. hospitals). Public bads are the result unrestrained market competition (i.e. pollution)
B. Public goods are those goods that are free for the public. Public bads are those that are extremely expensive
C. Public goods are positive intangible sentiments widespread in the public (i.e. happiness, pride, nationalism). Public bads are negative attributes that are widespread in the public (i.e. violence, crime)
D. All of the above - How is globalization a dystopic absence of order?
A. It lacks order and is anarchical
B. It is a product of historical transitions of power
C. It is a product of new technologies that are not regulated
D. It appears to have negative qualities in abundance, but without any seeming coherence - What is the principal concern of legitimacy in globalization?
A. That authority is shifted to few political leaders in the world
B. That state authority is shifted to MNCs and IGOs, which are not democratically elected
C. That states are becoming more oppressive and losing their legitimacy with their citizens
D. None - What is meant by global governance?
A. A system that works as a world government, with a constitution, legal system, and law enforcement
B. A system regulated by a dominant leader
C. A loose framework of global, both institution and normative that constrains conduct
D. Institutional pattern in the relationship between states - _______________ is shared by the changed nature of states and of the tasks they perform.
A. Globalization
B. Order
C. The UN
D. IGOs - What is meant by minimum order?
A. Any regular or discernible pattern of relationships that are stable over time, or may additionally refer to a condition that allows certain goals to be achieved
B. A view of international order that is concerned with peace and stability, rather than with the attainment of other values, such as justice
C. A distribution of power among a number (at least three) of major powers or ‘poles’
D. The regular patterns of interaction between states, but without implying any shared values between them. This is distinguished from the view of a ‘society’ of states - What is meant by ‘world order’?
A. The order in which states have acquired power throughout history
B. The international convention on order and security
C. Using individual human beings as units (not states), it assesses the degree of order on the basis of the delivery of certain kinds of goods for humanity as a whole
D. The same as international order
