International Peace & Conflict

International conflict is situation where there is a disagreement between different ____________

• countries

• states

• zones

• residential areas

Conflict resolution is important because when conflicts are not resolved it could lead to__________.

• peace

• laughter

• war

• progress.

What assumes the survival interest of states will prevent an attack on a nuclear power?

• Nuclear deterrence

• Nuclear theory

• Mutually assured destruction

• Avoiding preponderant power

Which of the following are liberal theories?

Select all that apply

• Commercial peace theory

• Power transition theory

• Democratic peace theory

• Balance of power theory

Which of the following are realist theories?

Select all that apply

• Commercial peace theory

• Power transition theory

• Democratic peace theory

• Balance of power theory

Realism rests on which key assumptions?

Select all that apply.

• Sovereign states are the main influence in politics. Individual leaders don't matter.

• The international system is anarchic. This means that there is no central authority or world government.

• International anarchy is more likely for war to occur.

• Military and strategic issues are considered "high politics" and economic and political issues are "low politics"

Power...

• must be independent of a particular outcome in order to be considered to have it

• emphasize economic interdependence and/or democratic institutions and cultures; regard these factors as promoting peace

• assumes the survival interest of states will prevent an attack on a nuclear power

• when states' powers are relatively equal, there will be peace because no state will have an incentive to begin a war

What is a unipolar system?

What theory infers that the international system hierarchically organized ?

• Power transition theory

• Balance of power theory

• Commercial liberal peace theory

• Nuclear deterrence

According to the balance of power theory, how is peace maintained?

• by enforcing realism

• by not fighting a war if you do not need to

• by avoiding having a preponderant power

• by minimizing the differential rates of growth