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Asian states that have managed to pass the "underdevelopment" hurdle
What are Asian "Tigers"
100
This terrorist group threatened Twitter founder for censoring their social media platforms
What is ISIS
100
State A enters an alliance with state B to increase its security, and possibly to prevent war. State B, however, faces an enemy, C, with whom it wants to settle an account through war, but cannot do it alone. State B uses alliance with State A to start war
What is ally's paradox
100
Name at least one Asian "Tiger"
What is South Korea; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Singapore
100
How does Galtung organize states
What is worlds systems theory; core and peripheral states
200
Violent acts by small groups that deliberately target noncombatant population, for the purpose of causing panic and instilling fear across large populations
What is terrorism
200
This former Russian Prime Minister and anti-Putin critic was recently murdered
Who is Boris Nemtsov
200
Developed countries funding elites within the developing countries, despite their corrupt and illegitimate behavior
What is neoimperialism
200
Name at least one type/form of terrorism
What is nationalist; ideological; instrumental; state terrorism
200
Watkins (1999) argues that models of negotiation processes suffer from three deficiencies. Name at least one
What is simplistic; sterile; static
300
Chronic instability and sustained negligence of governments to provide basic services to the population
What is state failure
300
What terrorist group recently pledged allegiance to ISIS?
Who is Boko Haram
300
Counting on a, likely stronger, third part to suffer the costs of maintaining system stability
What is passing the buck
300
Attempt to legislate some type of international law over international sea line outside of state borders
What is the Law of the Sea Conference
300
True or False: chain gangs and passed bucks can arise in a bipolar system
What is false
400
An economic profit-oriented organization that has a product cycle of which at least one element crosses international borders
What is multinational corporation
400
This country has recently allied with Nigerian military forces in an effort to constrain Boko Haram
What is Chad
400
How is a unipolar system a collective goods system?
Hegemon provides collective goods (security, economic support, etc.) to minor states in return for their commitment to status quo --> mutually beneficial system
400
There are three types of foreign aid. Name one
What is economic; military; technical assistance
400
Nexon and Wright (2007) define two characteristics to empires. Name one
What is indirect rule; heterogeneous contracts
500
Measures income inequality
What is GINI index
500
What country has recently been rebuked by the EU for lack of economic reform?
What is Greece
500
States in the periphery will largely (exclusively) trade with core states
What is dependency theory
500
There are three "types" of public. Name one
What is general; attentive; policy and opinion makers
500
True or False: Jacobs and Page find that public opinion does not influence government officials on foreign policy decisions
What is true
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