A. Very important, as it determines how, or if, a balance of power emerges
B. Very important, as it determines if balance of power emerges naturally or must be constructed
C. Important, but not crucial to realist understandings of world politics
D. Very important because it determines how, or if, a balance of power emerges and it determines if balance of power emerges naturally or must be constructed
Related Mcqs:
- Realist approaches to environmental politics:
A. Emphasize the role of institutions in regulating the environment
B. Focuses ones of state power and interest
C. Emphasizes the role played by epistemic communities of scientists
D. Focus on the dissemination of environmental norms - What is meant by security dilemma?
A. Where states help spread instability and conflict in between other states
B. It is the dilemma a state faces when dealing when constructing national security plans
C. A structural notion in which self-help attempts of stats to look after their security needs, tend regardless of intention to lead to a rise in insecurity
D. All of the above - Why is ‘uncertainly’ so crucial to the realist account of security?
A. Because it causes the system to be anarchic
B. Because is leads to lack of trust in the international system
C. Because it changes the balance of power in the international system
D. None of the above - What provides an escape route to the prisoner’s dilemma?
A. A hegemon
B. The shadow of the future
C. An information-rich environment
D. All of the above - The fifth-century BCE political realist who said that “the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept” was:
A. Thucydides
B. Hobbes
C. Ibn Kahaldum
D. Machiavelli - Which of these authors or theorists would be NOT be considered a realist?
A. Thucydides
B. Machiavelli
C. Hobbes
D. Woodrow Wilson - What is the Realist image of the state?
A. The state is the most important actor of international politics and sovereignty is its distinguishing trait
B. The state will always seek to ensure its survival in a perilous international environment
C. The state behaves morally and in accordance to what its population’s values are
D. The state is the most important actor of international politics, sovereignty is its distinguishing trait and the state will always seek to ensure its survival in a perilous international environment - What reasons do we have to think that the 21st century will be a realist century?
A. Africa is still plagued by civil conflict
B. Europe continues to be as divided by national interest
C. Human rights assumptions are increasingly seen as a Western agenda backed by economic dollars and military divisions
D. b and c - What is the “ethic of responsibility” and how does it relate to world politics?
A. It is the responsibility realists have towards the world; this creates a more realistic scene in world politics
B. It marks the limits of ethics in international relations, this results in decision-makers weighing up consequences and sometimes expecting positive outcomes of amoral actions
C. It is a vow politicians take, which requires them to take responsibility for the ethics of their international actions
D. None of the options given are correct - Contingent realist argue that standard structural realism is flawed because:
A. they reject competition bias inherent in the theory
B. standard structural realism is flowed due to its emphasis on relative gains
C. there is no emphasis on cheating
D. a and b
