Deck 11: Security Issues and Global Warming

Question 1

Military historian Crevald noted that when a state takes on a guerilla movement, the state will:

A) always win
B) sometimes win
C) lose
D) tie with the guerillas

Answer 1

lose

Question 2

Robb (2007) used the term "a thousand tiny armies" to describe:

A) modern terrorist networks
B) the U.S. military in Iraq
C) the ants in his backyard
D) none of these

Answer 2

modern terrorist networks

Question 3

How many ways did Rollins & Wyler (2013) note that transnational crime and terrorism work together?

A) 7
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Transnational criminal and terrorist franchises in Latin America pose what level threat to the United States?

A) tier-two
B) tier-three
C) tier-one
D) tier-four

Question 5

How many challenges related to "black holes" were listed in the chapter?

A) 5
B) 8
C) 12
D) 1

Question 6

It has been observed that police in __________ are, "officers by morning, thieves by afternoon."

A) New York City
B) Baghdad
C) Mexico City
D) Kabul

Question 7

According to the text, Afghanistan's poppy/opium export value was estimated at about $4 billion in what year?

A) 2007
B) 2009
C) 2013
D) 2010

Question 8

Emergent spaces that are used by nonstate actors as conduits for the movement of goods and people are known as:

A) wormholes
B) geographic pipelines
C) hot zones
D) tunnels

Question 9

The U.S. Navy has been critical of global warming research because they claim that the current warming models:

A) overestimate the pace of melt-off
B) exaggerate general warming trends
C) underestimate the pace of melt-off
D) none of these

Question 10

A book titled The Greatest Hoax was authored by:

A) a republican senator
B) a democratic senator
C) the president
D) the mayor of New York City

Question 11

U.S. Navy scientists predict that the Arctic could lose its summer sea ice cover as early as:

A) 2015
B) 2025
C) 2018
D) 2016

Question 12

By 2012, how many cargo vessels made the passage through the Northern Sea Route?

A) 112
B) 96
C) 46
D) 12

Question 13

The four important features of transnational crime include:

A) its rapid growth
B) its huge reach
C) its decentralized and horizontal organizational structures
D) all of the above

Question 14

In terms of global warming, the U.S. military:

A) is proceeding in a direction sharply different than its government
B) is on the same page as its government
C) does not get involved with anything related to global warming
D) disputes the existence of global warming

Question 15

Significant Navy interest in Arctic warming can be traced back to:

A) 2011
B) 2010
C) 2009
D) 2003

Question 16

The U.S. Navy has proposed collaboration with which of the following organizations?

A) The National Science Foundation
B) The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
C) The Heartland Institute
D) a & b only

Question 17

The Northern Sea Route skirts which countries?

A) The U.S. and Russia
B) The U.K. and Norway
C) Finland and Sweden
D) Australia and New Zealand

Question 18

"Europe's Black Hole" is a term used to describe:

A) unchartered land in Poland
B) the republic of Transnistria
C) the European Union's plan for deep space exploration
D) none of these

Question 19

International businesses are one of the targets of:

A) first-generation guerillas
B) second-generation guerillas
C) fourth-generation guerillas
D) fifth-generation terrorists

Question 20

According to Robb (2007), the basis for the long war of this century is conflict between:

A) states and nonstates
B) terrorists and guerillas
C) the U.S. and Russia
D) the U.S. and China

Question 21

Describe what is meant by a "nonstate," and explain how nonstates are empowered in this era.

Question 22

Discuss the relationship between terrorism, guerillas, and transnational crime.

Question 23

List and describe the challenges posed by "black holes."

Question 24

Explain the U.S. Navy's stance on global warming and how it differs from the stance of the U.S. government.

Question 25

Describe the Northern Sea Route and explain why it is an area of concern.