Exam 3: Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

In international politics, a theory is

The payoff for ____________ can be measured by critically linked strategies of cooperation and defection.

Which of the following undermines the Westphalian system?

One of the concerns or criticisms of liberal institutionalism is that

A __________ is a specific statement about how international politics works.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called __________ an "existential threat" to Israel.

Which of the following does not apply to the democratic peace theory?

An important lesson that derives from prisoner's dilemma is that

All of the following are examples of hegemonic powers except

If Iran pursues a nuclear weapons capability, will it make the country more secure or less? Examine this question in light of what you have learned about the security dilemma.

Liberals assert that the best form of government is

Under what paradigm does the following statement fall: "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must?"

Hegemons decline for several reasons, including all of the following except

__________ is a situation in which there is no central ruler.

Which U.S. military actions apparently increased the Iranian government's fears of a U.S. attack?

Which paradigm includes democratic peace at the state level of analysis?

__________ argues that the basic characteristics of international relations have not changed over the past 2500 years.

Which theory would accept that Russia remains powerful in the military area, Japan is powerful in terms of the economy, and Saudi Arabia is powerful in terms of petroleum?

Henry Kissinger served as national security advisor during which of the following administrations?

Power is an essential concept for both realism and liberalism. How do these two theories consider power? In what ways are their views similar from each other? In what ways are their views different?