International Relations quizzes
How countries cooperate and compete without a central world authority, and why anarchy doesn’t mean chaos.
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International Relations: Realism and neorealism · Classical Realism
The classical realist tradition from Thucydides and Kautilya to Machiavelli, Hobbes, Carr and Morgenthau, and how it explains power and conflict.
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International Relations: Why Anarchy Doesn't Mean Chaos
Realism, liberalism, constructivism, deterrence and globalization: the counterintuitive logic of how states compete, cooperate and avoid war.
50 questions
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From International Relations: Realism and neorealism · Classical Realism
According to Thucydides, which three motives drive states to war and empire?
- Fear, honor and interest
- Faith, glory and greed
- Hunger, land and revenge
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Answer: Fear, honor and interest
Athenian speakers at Sparta justify their empire by fear, honor and interest, a triad realists still use to explain state behavior.
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