Exam 19: International Political Relations

The dominant global ideology today is:

Of all the sources of power, political power is the most important.

Which of the various forms of power is the most important?

One of a country's major sources of power is dependable access to adequate supplies of raw materials.

All states lack sovereignty.

What does the term state mean in international relations? What are the characteristics of a state? Why and how have nation-states been important in the history of international relations?

The basis of peace in the Cold War was:

Why and how do geography and ideology affect foreign policies of sovereign states? What is geopolitics? What three ideologies have been most important in twentieth century international relations? Where in the world can examples of these ideologies can be found?

Today, an easing or relaxation of strained relations and political tensions between countries seems to have replaced:

Throughout much of the nineteenth century, the United States was committed to a policy of:

As of 2016, Al Jazeera ended its attempt to establish itself as a cable channel in the U.S.

Generally speaking, foreign policies of a state are designed to:

The relationship between geography and security that foreign policy makers attempt to consider is called:

In international relations, the capacity to compel another party to commit an act contrary to its explicitly stated will is called:

There are some nation-states that do not have a common language or cultural background.

Since World War I, the three most prevalent ideologies have been fascist, democratic capitalist, and communist ideology.

The containment of communism approach to U.S. foreign policy lost favor:

A military hegemonic state has unlimited power.

In the 1990s, NATO lost much of its former purpose and:

The European Union has a common currency used by most of its member nations.