Evolution of International Relations

A. Was predicted by constructivist scholars of international relations
B. Is a key feature of and challenge in the post-cold war order
C. Has stifled debate about the ends and means of American foreign policy
D. Was unaffected by 9/11

A. Has struggled to reconcile deepening integration with fragmentation such as that in the former Yugoslavia
B. is debating the extent and depth of a “European foreign and security policy” but remains uncertain of their future
C. Emphasizes international institutions
D. All of the options given are correct

A. Has decentralized the Russian economy
B. Has promoted Western-style civil rights
C. Has nationalized Russian economic assets
D. Was Yeltsin’s predecessor

A. North Korea’s nuclear programme
B. Outstanding territorial disputes
C. China’s declining economic power
D. North Korea’s nuclear programme and outstanding territorial disputes

A. Is an issue considered by every region of the world today
B. is unequivocally a cause for optimism
C. Is characterized by a shift toward economic autarky
D. All of the options given are correct

A. Creates new challenges in terms of domestic social stability, migration, and political violence
B. Has become more important as globalization empowers sub-state actors
C. Has caused scholars to reconsider the helpfulness of the term “Third World”
D. All of the options given are correct

A. Argued that old methods of dealing with contemporary challenges were obsolete and ineffective
B. Changed direction sharply after 9/11
C. Led to a controversial war in Iraq whose reasons and effects are still being highly debated
D. All of the options given are correct

A. Medieval Christian Europe
B. Medieval Islam
C. Ancient China
D. Medieval Christian Europe, Medieval Islam, and Ancient China

A. A benign form of cosmopolitan democracy
B. Imperial expansion.
C. Diplomacy, law, and the balance of power
D. None of the above

A. the sovereign power and authority of national government – the entitlement of states to rule within their own territorial space – being transformed but not necessarily eroded.
B. a real dilemma: in return for more effective public policy and meeting their citizens demands, whether in relation to the drugs trade or employment, their capacity for self-governance – that is sate autonomy – is compromised.
C. a new geography of political organization and political power is emerging, which transcends territories and borders.
D. all of the above