Question 1

How are nonstate actors unlike state actors?

Accepted Answer

A) Nonstate actors lack identifiable interests. 
B) Conflict with nonstate actors tends to be "cheap" for the state. 
C) Institutions cannot be used to resolve the grievances between two states. 
D) Nonstate actors deal with unique concerns about mobilizing their members. 
E) Nonstate actors cannot be fruitfully thought of in the context of a bargaining model. 
A) Nonstate actors lack identifiable interests. 
B) Conflict with nonstate actors tends to be "cheap" for the state. 
C) Institutions cannot be used to resolve the grievances between two states. 
D) Nonstate actors deal with unique concerns about mobilizing their members. 
E) Nonstate actors cannot be fruitfully thought of in the context of a bargaining model. D

Question 2

How do rebels overcome the collective action problem? What strategies are the most successful and why?

Accepted Answer

Answer will vary.

Question 3

Which is NOT an effective state response for deterring terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Negotiation and compromise. 
B) Criminalization. 
C) Ignoring terrorists. 
D) Defensive measures. 
E) Preemption. 
A) Negotiation and compromise. 
B) Criminalization. 
C) Ignoring terrorists. 
D) Defensive measures. 
E) Preemption. C

Question 4

Why are rebel groups reluctant to lay down their arms for peace?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not know if they will be getting a good deal. 
B) They are not sure how powerful the state really is. 
C) They have other occupations,such as hunting and policing,that require their weapons. 
D) They would rather be able to sell their weapons to another rebel group in a neighboring state. 
E) They cannot be sure that the government will keep to a deal once they are disarmed. 
A) They do not know if they will be getting a good deal. 
B) They are not sure how powerful the state really is. 
C) They have other occupations,such as hunting and policing,that require their weapons. 
D) They would rather be able to sell their weapons to another rebel group in a neighboring state. 
E) They cannot be sure that the government will keep to a deal once they are disarmed.

Question 5

Which example demonstrates a nonstate actor facing a collective action problem?

Accepted Answer

A) The U.S.government trying to convince people to turn out and vote in an upcoming election. 
B) A student group collecting signatures for a petition to stop environmental damage. 
C) Al Qaeda releasing a new video on the Internet. 
D) The Iraqi government collecting taxes from its citizens. 
E) The United Nations releasing a new report on human rights abuses in the United States. 
A) The U.S.government trying to convince people to turn out and vote in an upcoming election. 
B) A student group collecting signatures for a petition to stop environmental damage. 
C) Al Qaeda releasing a new video on the Internet. 
D) The Iraqi government collecting taxes from its citizens. 
E) The United Nations releasing a new report on human rights abuses in the United States.

Question 6

Which of the following demonstrates the contagion hypothesis of civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) A civil war in a country may inspire rebels in a neighboring country. 
B) Civil war is a random event,and clustering is likely to occur over large enough samples. 
C) Good institutions in one country deter the rise of civil war in neighboring countries,even if they have bad institutions. 
D) A rebel group may use a neighboring state as a base of operations. 
E) Radio and television waves often cross national boundaries,spreading the possibility of conflict. 
A) A civil war in a country may inspire rebels in a neighboring country. 
B) Civil war is a random event,and clustering is likely to occur over large enough samples. 
C) Good institutions in one country deter the rise of civil war in neighboring countries,even if they have bad institutions. 
D) A rebel group may use a neighboring state as a base of operations. 
E) Radio and television waves often cross national boundaries,spreading the possibility of conflict.

Question 7

What can international actors do to prevent civil war? What can they do to stop an ongoing civil war? How do international actors sometimes make civil wars more likely,and how do they sometimes make civil wars worse?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The inherent political weakness in terrorist groups generally:

Accepted Answer

A) allows them to beat governments. 
B) encourages hierarchical command structures. 
C) encourages decentralized,network-based command structures. 
D) allows them to directly confront military targets. 
E) is only short term. 
A) allows them to beat governments. 
B) encourages hierarchical command structures. 
C) encourages decentralized,network-based command structures. 
D) allows them to directly confront military targets. 
E) is only short term.

Question 9

The Taliban in Afghanistan has NOT:

Accepted Answer

A) attacked civilians. 
B) attacked from civilian areas,hoping the United States will inadvertently kill those civilians in response. 
C) attacked police stations and other government buildings. 
D) offered protection to civilians against U.S.violence. 
E) allied with neighboring state governments such as India and China. 
A) attacked civilians. 
B) attacked from civilian areas,hoping the United States will inadvertently kill those civilians in response. 
C) attacked police stations and other government buildings. 
D) offered protection to civilians against U.S.violence. 
E) allied with neighboring state governments such as India and China.

Question 10

Economic downturns are likely to cause what kind of bargaining problems for rebels and states?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries. 
B) Commitment problems. 
C) Issue indivisibilities. 
D) International intervention. 
E) Brinkmanship bargaining. 
A) Information asymmetries. 
B) Commitment problems. 
C) Issue indivisibilities. 
D) International intervention. 
E) Brinkmanship bargaining.

Question 11

Terrorist groups being unable to rein in "loose cannons" represent what kind of threat to bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries. 
B) Commitment problems. 
C) Issue indivisibilities. 
D) International intervention. 
E) Brinkmanship bargaining. 
A) Information asymmetries. 
B) Commitment problems. 
C) Issue indivisibilities. 
D) International intervention. 
E) Brinkmanship bargaining.

Question 12

In 2006,the U.S.military's counterinsurgency focus shifted away from:

Accepted Answer

A) attempting to win the hearts and minds of the people. 
B) search and destroy missions against insurgents. 
C) providing safe zones for civilians. 
D) creating secure spaces for economic reconstruction. 
E) increasing security by doing joint patrols with army and police forces. 
A) attempting to win the hearts and minds of the people. 
B) search and destroy missions against insurgents. 
C) providing safe zones for civilians. 
D) creating secure spaces for economic reconstruction. 
E) increasing security by doing joint patrols with army and police forces.

Question 13

What characteristics of a state make civil war more likely and why?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

What might be a "grievance" that mobilizes a civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) Rich diamond mines exist in the country. 
B) There is extreme and unequal poverty within a country. 
C) The country has a booming oil industry. 
D) The government is too weak to fend off a rebel group. 
E) The government cannot stop a rebel group from growing narcotics to fund its activities. 
A) Rich diamond mines exist in the country. 
B) There is extreme and unequal poverty within a country. 
C) The country has a booming oil industry. 
D) The government is too weak to fend off a rebel group. 
E) The government cannot stop a rebel group from growing narcotics to fund its activities.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a rebel group facing a commitment problem within the group?

Accepted Answer

A) A state cannot guarantee it will not wipe out a rebel group once they lay down their weapons. 
B) The rebel group refuses to show how strong it really is. 
C) A rebel leader cannot force other rebels to abide by an agreement. 
D) A rebel leader refuses to negotiate with another state. 
E) A rebel leader rejects an offer for autonomy,as the group would rather control the whole country instead. 
A) A state cannot guarantee it will not wipe out a rebel group once they lay down their weapons. 
B) The rebel group refuses to show how strong it really is. 
C) A rebel leader cannot force other rebels to abide by an agreement. 
D) A rebel leader refuses to negotiate with another state. 
E) A rebel leader rejects an offer for autonomy,as the group would rather control the whole country instead.

Question 16

Why are civil wars concentrated in particular regions of the world?

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Civil wars are concentrated in particula

Question 17

Why do some grievances lead to civil war and others do not?

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Question 18

What was true of both the U.S.invasion of Iraq and that of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A) The conventional war between the United States and the host governments was the longest part of the conflict for the United States. 
B) The conventional war between the United States and the host governments was the shortest part of the conflict for the United States. 
C) The United States had no intention of invading either country but was forced to when rebel troops from those countries entered the United States. 
D) The United States did not have a clear opponent in the initial phase of either conflict. 
E) The United States did not face state military forces in either of the conflicts. 
A) The conventional war between the United States and the host governments was the longest part of the conflict for the United States. 
B) The conventional war between the United States and the host governments was the shortest part of the conflict for the United States. 
C) The United States had no intention of invading either country but was forced to when rebel troops from those countries entered the United States. 
D) The United States did not have a clear opponent in the initial phase of either conflict. 
E) The United States did not face state military forces in either of the conflicts.

Question 19

What is true of the Sudanese conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) South and North Sudan were marked by religious differences. 
B) South Sudan controlled the major urban centers and wanted to break away from the rural north. 
C) The bulk of the population lived in southern Sudan. 
D) Most of the oil revenue was controlled by southern Sudan,leading the northern Sudanese to be discontent with the distribution. 
E) Northern Sudan felt shut out of the political process of Sudanese politics. 
A) South and North Sudan were marked by religious differences. 
B) South Sudan controlled the major urban centers and wanted to break away from the rural north. 
C) The bulk of the population lived in southern Sudan. 
D) Most of the oil revenue was controlled by southern Sudan,leading the northern Sudanese to be discontent with the distribution. 
E) Northern Sudan felt shut out of the political process of Sudanese politics.

Question 20

In 2006,the U.S.military's counterinsurgency focus shifted toward:

Accepted Answer

A) attempting to win the hearts and minds of the people. 
B) search and destroy missions against insurgents. 
C) providing large cash rewards for information on terrorists. 
D) trying to convince terrorists to give up their arms. 
E) increasing security by taking over control from local police forces. 
A) attempting to win the hearts and minds of the people. 
B) search and destroy missions against insurgents. 
C) providing large cash rewards for information on terrorists. 
D) trying to convince terrorists to give up their arms. 
E) increasing security by taking over control from local police forces.

How are nonstate actors unlike state actors?

How do rebels overcome the collective action problem? What strategies are the most successful and why?

Which is NOT an effective state response for deterring terrorism?

Why are rebel groups reluctant to lay down their arms for peace?

Which example demonstrates a nonstate actor facing a collective action problem?

Which of the following demonstrates the contagion hypothesis of civil war?

What can international actors do to prevent civil war? What can they do to stop an ongoing civil war? How do international actors sometimes make civil wars more likely,and how do they sometimes make civil wars worse?

The inherent political weakness in terrorist groups generally:

The Taliban in Afghanistan has NOT:

Economic downturns are likely to cause what kind of bargaining problems for rebels and states?

Terrorist groups being unable to rein in "loose cannons" represent what kind of threat to bargaining?

In 2006,the U.S.military's counterinsurgency focus shifted away from:

What characteristics of a state make civil war more likely and why?

What might be a "grievance" that mobilizes a civil war?

Which of the following is an example of a rebel group facing a commitment problem within the group?

Why are civil wars concentrated in particular regions of the world?

Why do some grievances lead to civil war and others do not?

What was true of both the U.S.invasion of Iraq and that of Afghanistan?

What is true of the Sudanese conflict?

In 2006,the U.S.military's counterinsurgency focus shifted toward:

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International Institutions and War

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Exam 7: Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

How are nonstate actors unlike state actors?

How do rebels overcome the collective action problem? What strategies are the most successful and why?

Which is NOT an effective state response for deterring terrorism?

Why are rebel groups reluctant to lay down their arms for peace?

Which example demonstrates a nonstate actor facing a collective action problem?

Which of the following demonstrates the contagion hypothesis of civil war?

What can international actors do to prevent civil war? What can they do to stop an ongoing civil war? How do international actors sometimes make civil wars more likely,and how do they sometimes make civil wars worse?

The inherent political weakness in terrorist groups generally:

The Taliban in Afghanistan has NOT:

Economic downturns are likely to cause what kind of bargaining problems for rebels and states?

Terrorist groups being unable to rein in "loose cannons" represent what kind of threat to bargaining?

In 2006,the U.S.military's counterinsurgency focus shifted away from:

What characteristics of a state make civil war more likely and why?

What might be a "grievance" that mobilizes a civil war?

Which of the following is an example of a rebel group facing a commitment problem within the group?

Why are civil wars concentrated in particular regions of the world?

Why do some grievances lead to civil war and others do not?

What was true of both the U.S.invasion of Iraq and that of Afghanistan?

What is true of the Sudanese conflict?

In 2006,the U.S.military's counterinsurgency focus shifted toward:

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters