Chapter 15 Multiple choice questions

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. Since 2000, peacekeeping operations have become more…

regionalized. correct incorrect

globalized. correct incorrect

dominated by the UN. correct incorrect

All the answers given are correct. correct incorrect

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. During the cold war, humanitarian intervention was rare for each of the following reasons, except…

the decades immediately following the Second World War were marked by a decline in the number of regimes perpetuating human rights violations, as leaders focused instead on rebuilding their countries and managing great power politics. correct incorrect

great powers intervened in Third World conflicts mainly to support their own (or undermine the other side's) client states, which funded and armed clients engaged in human rights violations, and fuelled proxy wars rather than stopped them. correct incorrect

there was less public pressure on governments to intervene in response to humanitarian crises because public audiences viewed these conflicts as elements of a larger cold war battle in which national security was a higher priority than human rights. correct incorrect

cold war politics paralysed the UN Security Council and prevented international cooperation on intervention. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following states is not one of the permanent five members (P5) of the Security Council, any of which can veto a Security Council resolution authorizing intervention?

France correct incorrect

Britain correct incorrect

Germany correct incorrect

China correct incorrect

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. A ___________ problem occurs when a particular crisis is associated with a certain P5 member (or members), and others withhold support or threaten a veto unless they get support for their interests in exchange.

veto correct incorrect

posturing correct incorrect

coordination correct incorrect

logrolling correct incorrect

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. Why might humanitarian interventions violate the principle that military operations should be conducted towards clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objectives?

Mandates may be deliberately vague to overcome coordination problems among great powers. correct incorrect

Mandates may be imprecise, non-credible, or simply unattainable when Security Council members want to threaten or coerce but are reluctant to commit to tough action or provide the necessary resources. correct incorrect

Mandates may be unclear because peace operations themselves have become increasingly complex, and now include tasks aimed at longer-term goals like political stability and economic development, which are not military in nature. correct incorrect

All the answers given are correct. correct incorrect