WPR 2 Review

Question 1

Deterrence is the use of implicit or explicit threats to dissuade an actor from taking an action (Schelling, p 267, CCR)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

A state may have these responses to a power shift working against it

Accepted Answer

Bandwagoning, Internal balancing, External balancing

Question 3

Total / absolute war, with unconditional surrender, is common in warfare

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

With a few exceptions, wars are generally not total / absolute (pg. 291, CCR)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What is the most dangerous world, according to Jervis?

Accepted Answer

Offensive Advantage w/ Low Distinguishability

Question 6

FP theories 1) examine nat'l lvl & 2) explain why diff units behave differently, despite similar placement in the sys

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Allison presents these three conceptual models for state behavior

Accepted Answer

organizational process model, rational policy model, bureaucratic politics model

Question 8

What are ways in which domestic politics can impact war? ​

Accepted Answer

economic structure, democratic regimes, public opinion, national attributes, nationalism

Question 9

According to Jervis, what are the variables that influence the intensity of the security dilemma?

Accepted Answer

distinguishability, whether offense or defense has the advantage

Question 10

These four components constitute threat in balance of threat theory according to Walt:

Accepted Answer

aggregate power, offensive intentions, proximate power, offensive power

Question 11

What are the Structural Elements of Stability?

Accepted Answer

Independence, not mutual interdependence, Bipolarity

Question 12

Cosmopolitans are focused on justice for societies, not individuals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

A Systems Theory of International Politics explains why different units behave similarly (Person FIR 141)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918 between the central powers and Russia

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Waltz argues that individuals explain state behavior according to this image.

Accepted Answer

1st Image

Question 16

_____ hypothesis help us understand how individuals shape foreign policy

Accepted Answer

enabling, foundational, personality

Question 17

The bargaining model of war sees the essence of conflict as disagreement over resource allocation/policy choice

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

The U.S. was the most dominant country in history after WWII, so why did it create the liberal international order?

Accepted Answer

Growing threat of Soviets, Weakness of post-war Europe, Give and take between US and its partners

Question 19

According to Gaddis, what kept the Cold War "cold" / what are explanations for the long peace?

Accepted Answer

Structural Stability, Behavioral Stability

Question 20

In the Bureaucratic Politics Model (Model 3), foreign policy outcomes are outputs of organizational processes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

OPM and BPM are alternatives to the RPM and explain why govts sometimes take actions that may lead to suboptimal FP

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

A cognitive bias that inds aren&#x27;t intuitive probability thinkers & don&#x27;t accurately use prob. to predict/ und. the world

Accepted Answer

Poor estimators

Question 23

What were the goals of the US in pursuing LIO?

Accepted Answer

Long term prosperity, Deterrence, Containment

Question 24

An indivisible issue is an issue that can be separated from others in a negotiation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

What are the three arguments from Spruyt on how states are formed?

Accepted Answer

Institutions as a catalyst, War as a catalyst, Economics as the catalyst

Question 26

Limited War = Reduction of Uncertainty about

Accepted Answer

Resolve, Ability to absorb and/or inflict costs, Lack of information about balance of power, Military effectiveness

Question 27

These are assumptions of the bargaining model of war

Accepted Answer

Bargaining covers all three phases of war: before, during, and after, War is costly, States would prefer to negotiate to fight

Question 28

Foreign policy/unit-level theory explains why different units behave differently

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What are some of the 7 logics of the Liberal International Order (LIO)?

Accepted Answer

Open Markets, Western Democratic Solidarity, Security Binding, American Hegemonic Leadership, Economic Security and Social Bargain, Multilateral Institutional Cooperation

Question 30

In the Rational Policy Model (Model 1), the government is a rational, unitary decisionmaker.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Skeptics argue that morality has no meaning in international relations

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

According to Reiter, what are the causes of war? Bargaining Model of War

Accepted Answer

Commitment problem, Issue Indivisibility, Incomplete/Hidden Information

Question 33

The Behavioral Elements of Stability are:

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Weapons, Reconnaissance Revolution, Ideological Moderation, Rules of the Superpower Game

Question 34

Neoliberal institutionalism argues institutions reduce the probability of conflict through these mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

Facilitate reciprocity, Reduce uncertainty, Reduce transaction costs

Question 35

De Jure Sovereignty Monopoly of Violence; ability to administer law

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

State Moralists believe state sovereignty is the most important rule in international politics

Accepted Answer

True

WPR 2 Review

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WPR 2 Review

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