Exam 3: Power Politics

When there is a reasonable expectation of non-violence among a group of nations, we refer to this as

Balance of threat theory rejects the basic assumptions of realism.

According to constructivists, international anarchy

According to preponderance theory,

The security dilemma is the result of

Balance of threat theory predicted that an anti-U.S.coalition would definitely have emerged after the Cold War.

States can either ______________ against or ______________ with the most powerful states.

Because realists see international anarchy as a fundamental cause of conflict among nations, they usually call for the creation of a world government.

Power politics is most closely associated with a __________________ perspective on international relations.

In international relations, the security dilemma refers to

According to balance of power theory, other states should have aligned against the United States after World War II.

A ______________________ is a group of states that have a reasonable expectation of mutual nonviolence.

According to preponderance theory,

Evaluating the validity of balance of power theory is problematic because of the difficulty of measuring power.

Compare and contrast alternative perspectives on the distribution of power and the likelihood of war/peace.

______________________ theory predicts that peace is most likely when satisfied states are more powerful than dissatisfied states.

The most prominent effort to implement collective security was

The ______________________________ results because most of the actions that make nations feel secure make other nations feel less secure.

Constructivists argue that international politics is not anarchic.

According to ___________, self-help is the logical result of the anarchic nature of the international system.