FROM THE COLD WAR TO A NEW WORLD DIS-ORDER?

The 'unipolar moment'...

• Occurred on September 11th 2001.

• Refers to US primacy since 1989.

• Is over, according to most IR theorists.

• All of the options given are correct.

Explanations for the end of the cold war include...

• Gorbachev and Reagan's leadership.

• The relative economic strength of the United States.

• The ideological attractiveness of Western democracy and capitalism.

• All of the options given are correct.

Globalization in the post-cold war world...

• Became a defining term of international discourse.

• Became a defining term of international discourse and had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf.

• Became a defining idea of Realist theory.

• Had its extent contested by scholars such as David Held and Martin Wolf.

US primacy...

• Was predicted by constructivist scholars of international relations.

• Is a key feature of and a challenge in the post-cold war order.

• Has stifled debate about the ends and means of American foreign policy.

• Was unaffected by 9/11.

Europe...

• Has struggled to reconcile deepening integration with fragmentation, such as that in the former Yugoslavia.

• Is debating the extent and depth of a "European foreign and security policy" but remains uncertain of their future.

• Emphasizes international institutions.

• All of the options given are correct.

Russian President Vladimir Putin...

• Has decentralized the Russian economy.

• Has promoted Western-style civil rights.

• Has nationalized Russian economic assets.

• Was Yeltsin's predecessor.

Challenges facing East Asia include:

• North Korea's nuclear programme.

• Outstanding territorial disputes.

• China's declining economic power.

• North Korea's nuclear programme and outstanding territorial disputes.

The "rise of China"...

• Is an issue considered by every region of the world today.

• Is unequivocally a cause for optimism.

• Is characterized by a shift toward economic autarky.

• All of the options given are correct.

Inequality...

• Creates new challenges in terms of domestic social stability, migration, and political violence.

• Has become more important as globalization empowers sub-state actors.

• Has caused scholars to reconsider the helpfulness of the term "Third World".

• All of the options given are correct.

George W. Bush's foreign policy...

• Argued that old methods of dealing with contemporary challenges were obsolete and ineffective.

• Changed direction sharply after 9/11.

• Led to a controversial war in Iraq whose reasons and effects are still being highly debated.

• All of the options given are correct.