International Politics on the World Stage 8th Ed.

Identify Your Perspective on World Politics

Mark in the appropriate box whether you Agree or Disagree with each of the ten statements below. Don't think too much about your answer. Your initial reaction is what is important. When you are finished, submit your answers. You will then be able to see the results of your survey.

1. Organizations like the United Nations play an important role in international relations.
True
False

2. While it should be a last resort in foreign policy, military force is still a usable tool in international relations.
True
False

3. International relations is better characterized as conflictual rather than cooperative.
True
False

4. Nation-states as the primary actors in international relations are able to resolve adequately the problems that face them in the contemporary international systems.
True
False

5. Establishment of a world federal government should be the goal of all nations of the world.
True
False

6. War is a natural part of international relations.
True
False

7. Safeguarding national interest should be the foremost concern of our foreign policy decision makers.
True
False

8. There are universal values and ideals that transcend national allegiances and boundaries.
True
False

9. Economic sanctions are effective tools for obtaining our foreign policy goals.
True
False

10. Powerful nations should play the most important roles in international decision making.
True
False

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