Exam 15: Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

Discuss the two kinds of gaps in wealth. How have the trends shifted and what are the consequences? Use examples of countries bridging these gaps in wealth.

How is globalization changing or altering the fundamental assumptions underiding the present international political and economic systems?

The book offers all of the following goals except

The author argues that the change in the sovereignty of states is the most pressing and important of all emergent changes. What is the argument that suggests this view, and what is the countering argument?

As a result of the blurring between international and domestic security, many countries have responded by passing controversial laws that have

Support for state regulation of the economy has made a comeback because of

The concept that describes states that will almost certainly not go to war with one another is called

As recently as the 1990s, most believed the primary threat in international politics came from

Do you agree or disagree with the assertion that globalization is inevitable? Why or why not?

The author who predicted a new world politics based upon economic globalization is

Most assume that Chinese hegemony will be

Discuss several of the emergent changes that may indeed be revolutionary for the current structure of international politics. To what extent do you accept the analysis that these changes are revolutionary?

According to the text, international politics today is defined by both

Of the six emergent changes in the international system, according to the text which is the most far-reaching?

What is the primary reason that some use to argue the importance of who the hegemon is?

Who argued that the horrors of war and the spread of liberal democracy would compel humankind to develop less violent ways of resolving their disputes?

What are some possible scenarios arising from the assumed decline in power of the United States? What role may China take in these scenarios?