Exam 2: Realist Theories

Traditionally,__________ has been the most important norm in international relations.

The fluidity of alliances is underscored by __________.

According to international relations research,a unipolar power distribution appears to be best at maintaining __________.

Prisoner's Dilemma-type situations occur frequently in international relations.One good example is the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

The most important feature of international relations according to a realist is __________.

The wealth of trust between the two prisoners is the most likely explanation of the Prisoner's Dilemma.

A security dilemma occurs when __________.

The assumption that states are single entities that can think about their actions coherently and make choices when exercising power is known as the __________ assumption.

Which is a factor that likely explains the choice of the United States to be isolationist or internationalist in its foreign policy in the twentieth century?

The term __________ refers to the number of independent power centers in the system.