Chapter 12 Review Questions

1. Define “security” and “insecurity.”

2. What is “international anarchy”?

3. How can we distinguish between “war” and “conflict”?

4. Define “terrorism.”

5. What is “genocide”?

6. What are the two seemingly contradictory principles upheld by the UN Charter?

7. Distinguish between “negotiation,” “mediation,” and “arbitration.”

8. Define “peacekeeping.”

9. How did al-Qaeda emerge?

10. What are some of the most common reasons that states go to war?

11. What is meant by “geopolitics”?

12. What is the difference between state security and human security?

13. What are the causes of war?

14. What are the challenges in deterring terrorism?

15. What is Humanitarian Intervention?