Exam 7: Security Theory and Practice

The belief that there are some partial solutions to the security dilemma, including confidence-building measures worked out diplomatically and international organizations and regimes intended to create a set of rules by which countries will interact, supports which paradigm?

The argument that states maximize power as an end in itself is

With respect to economic sanctions, great powers

Data show that over a specific, roughly 200-year period, the weaker side in conflict was victorious almost _________ percent of the time.

An interpretation of security in which individuals' security is taken into account, rather than states, and in which the definition of threat includes anything that can impinge fundamentally on basic human rights is known as against

What are the costs of maintaining a military?

The ability to deliver a nuclear counterstrike even after having been hit by an opponent's first strike is known as

International wars are usually fought to

What are the benefits of maintaining a military?

Deterrence requires which of the following for success?

The very best predictor of a states' peacefulness is its level of

When it comes to political will, great powers

The argument that the United States should take China's "peaceful rise" at face value and that the best option for the United States is to engage China and enhance interpedence through trade is a representation of which school of thought?

The argument that internal wars are inherently important in terms of security insofar as they involve human suffering and injustice, retard local development, and undermine entire populations' quality of life is from which school of thought?

List the conditions under which the principle of sovereignty can be overridden.

Internal wars

The phenomenon of a citizenry exhibiting staunch nationalism and progovernment sentiments in the face of a foreign threat or crisis is known as

Elements of power include

Preventing an attack by raising the costs to a prohibitive level is

The annual military budget of the United States is