Exam 5: International Conflict

Outer space is considered __________.

Perhaps the most crucial source of conflict in the various wars currently taking place all over the world is __________.

The more radical Islamist movements not only threaten some existing governments but also undermine traditional norms of __________.

Because positive gains from economic activities are more effective inducements than negative threats of violence,economic conflicts lead to violence much less often than do territorial disputes.

Poor peasants in Latin America who benefit substantially,in terms of income,from the drug trade pose a challenge to the United States in its attempts to restrict __________.

Which statement about Islamist movements is false?

The 2008 war between Russia and Georgia is an example of __________ war.

__________ is a unique style of conflict over borders and involves efforts by a province or region to separate from an existing state.

Territorial waters traditionally are recognized to extend how far from a state's coastline?

The dissolving of huge multinational states such as Austria-Hungary is an example of the influence of what powerfully disruptive force?

According to the "clash of civilizations" thesis,__________.

Which reason explains why the control of small islands causes serious interstate territorial disputes?

The value states place on home territory __________.

Which factor contributes to determining whether or not economic conflict leads to violence?

The world's predominantly Islamic countries have the largest populations in which regions?

The most important center of the nonviolent Sunni fundamentalist movement,called Salafis,is currently in which country?

Why is drug trafficking considered an international security issue when other types of smuggling are not?

The idea of wars occurring according to predictable cycles refers to the __________ level of analysis.

International conflicts over the control of governments and territorial disputes __________.

Conflicts over the control of entire states are relatively unlikely to lead to the use of force.