Chapter 21 Multiple choice questions

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. According to the work of Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye, _____ refers to the ability of developments outside national boundaries to influence domestic events in other countries, while ______ can cause significant disruption to domestic economic, social, or political activity.

low politics; vulnerabilities correct incorrect

sensitivity; vulnerabilities correct incorrect

co-dependence; sensitivities correct incorrect

vulnerability; sensitivities correct incorrect

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. Although population is expected to stabilize somewhere between 9 and10 billion people by 2050, analysts like James J. Wirtz raise which of the following concerns about near-term and medium-term demographic trends?

Most of the population growth in the years ahead will occur in the poorest countries that are already strained to the limit when it comes to feeding, housing, and educating their existing populations. correct incorrect

Most of the population growth is taking place in urban areas. correct incorrect

Most of this additional population will be very young, which means that, in parts of the developing world, it will be some time before population growth rates peak. correct incorrect

All the options given are correct. correct incorrect

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. Issues that transcend international boundaries are often referred to as ______ problems; solving these problems requires some form of ______ on the part of most members of the international community.

commons; collective action correct incorrect

collective action; high politics correct incorrect

high politics; low politics correct incorrect

low politics; military action correct incorrect

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. In the two decades prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world experienced which of the following 'close calls' with a type of coronavirus?

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS; 2003) correct incorrect

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV; 2012) correct incorrect

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS; 2003) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV; 2012) correct incorrect

None of the other answers is correct. correct incorrect

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. According to James J. Wirtz in Chapter 21 of Strategy in the Contemporary World, demographics and global warming…

are security issues. correct incorrect

are factors that do not significantly impact national security. correct incorrect

interact with other trends to shape the global security environment and influence strategy. correct incorrect

present challenges that can best be dealt with through the use of military force. correct incorrect