Exam 2: Realist Theories

A short-term element of power includes __________.

Which type of state is most likely to face a danger of being dragged into wars over relatively unimportant issues as a result of extended deterrence in an alliance?

The argument that a dominant state can enforce international rules,avoid collective goods problems,and encourage peace is known as the democratic stability theory.

Conflicts between middle powers and smaller states can be resolved or contained by __________.

The principle of sovereignty suggests states not meddle in the __________ and decision processes of other states.

Working through international institutions to achieve foreign policy goals is the preference of __________.

Plans actors use to develop and deploy capabilities to achieve their goals are known as __________.

A potential problem of forming an alliance is that great powers will be dragged into wars with each other if their respective client states go to war.

A realist likely defines the national interest as maximizing material power.

Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty calls for NATO members to come to the defense of a fellow member under attack.It was invoked for the first time when __________.

The current constellation of power in the international system could best be described as a __________ system.

According to the power transition theory,a superpower may initiate a(n)__________ war to ward off a potential challenger.

At the turn of the century,the Organization of African Unity re-formed as the __________,a stronger organization with a continent-wide parliament,central bank,and court.

India faces which of the following concerns with its neighbor China?

One implication of the assumption of rationality is that __________.

Cohesion within an alliance tends to be highest in an alliance among states with divergent interests but a common enemy.

The theory that focuses on the importance of the structure of the international system,rather than on the internal makeup of individual states,is known as __________.

Modern realist theory developed in reaction to __________.

The foundation of realism is the principle of __________.

Which factors can explain why the United States is ambiguous about the use of multilateralism in its foreign policy?