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Paradigms of game theory are useful because they are __, just like gymnasts.
What is flexible?
100
Actors in international politics can be leaders or private firms and business associations. An example of is this is
What is the International Chamber of Commerce?
100
The political wing of Iraqi Sunnis that held power w/ the help of Saddam Hussein
What is the Baath Party?
100
The paradigm of the Prisoner's Dilemma is a type of interaction in which actors gain from working together but none the less have incentives not to comply. It's a problem of ____.
What is collaboration?
100

Nearly $3.1 billion worth of fuel was stolen and sold in this country last year.  Recently, at least 94 people were killed and hundreds more badly burned after a pipeline ruptured by fuel thieves exploded in this country.

What is Mexico?

200
When we categorize actors in international relations they either partners, rivals, or
What is adversaries?
200
Economic classes as actors were the main focus of this 19th century "economist."
Who is Karl Marx?
200
Looking to advance the Sunni agenda, the Baathists spread their influence into neighboring
What is Syria?
200
This paradigm of game theory is a metaphor for coercive bargaining, just like nuclear crises...both side want to avoid a nuclear disaster (or like the driving game that teens played in the 1950s).
What is Chicken?
200

U.S. officials suspect that American Paul Whelan is being held by this country in exchange for a foreign agent who pleaded guilty for interfering in the 2016 election.

What is Russia?

300

They play a role in facilitating or constraining behavior

What are institutions?

300
International financial institutions such as the IMF and the ____ are important developments after WWII.
What is the World Bank?
300
Iraq's traditional enemy was their neighbor ___
What is Iran?
300
By setting standards of behavior actors reduce ambiguity and enhance cooperation, which is an paradigm explained by the __ __ (and for rules with teens!).
What is the Stag Hunt?
300

Even though it is not illegal in this country, a journalist has been sentenced to a year of hard labor for interviewing a gay man.

What is Egypt?

400
Scholars of political science tend to traditionally focus on these sovereign entities
What are states?
400
This domestic bureaucracy benefits and is able to enlarge its budget at the hands of a Republican presidential administration.
What is the Department of Defense?
400
Gave Saddam Hussein weapons of mass destruction in 1984
What is the United States?
400

This "B" word also describes the Game Theory of Chicken during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What is brinksmanship?

400

A youth uprising against the president of this country is made up of Arabs and blacks, united in their rejection of al-Bahir's rule.  The movement continues to spread via social media.

What is the Sudan?

500
An important actor in international politics is not always a nation-state but a
What is a non-state actor?
500
These actors use acts of violence to advance their agendas when traditional methods fail
What are terrorist organizations?
500
Term used to describe the instability created by the removal of one government by another
What is a power vacuum?
500
He had really dismantled his WMD programs as required by the UN, but he was reluctant to reveal this info because he wanted to use the possibility of such weapons to deter domestic insurgents and other regional powers, esp. Iran.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
500

The ELN (National Liberation Army) took responsibility for attacks in this country on a police academy that killed 20 cadets.  Peace talks were suspended due to the violation of an agreed cease fire.

What is Colombia?