International Politics on the World Stage 8th Ed.

What Does The Future Hold For World Politics?
Alternative Perspectives On The Next Century.

"What is past is prologue," Shakespeare comments in The Tempest. That is as true for the real world of today and tomorrow as it was for the Bard's literary world of yesterday. One hopes that no future historian will be able to write a history of the coming century under the title The Tempest. Titles such as As You Like It or All's Well That Ends Well are more appealing possibilities for histories yet to be. This chapter outlines a number of future possibilities for the world as we enter the twenty-first century. Based upon your own thoughts about the future of international politics, take a few minutes to complete the following survey.

1. What type of system do you think will characterize the international system in the post-cold war era?: unipolar; bipolar; multipolar; global government; not sure

2. What type of actors will be the most important in the twenty-first century?: states; international organizations; multinational corporations; religious organizations; not sure

3. The twenty-first century is most likely to be dominated by the forces of...: Jihad.; McWorld.; not sure

4. The rise of mass communications media will most likely to lead to...: greater cultural diversity.; a more homogenous world based upon Western culture and values.; not sure

5. In the twenty-first century, global military defense expenditures are likely to...: increase.; decrease.; not sure

6. As the world becomes more economically interdependent, what actor(s) will play the most important role?: The United States; Regional trading blocs; MNCs; International organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF; not sure

7. Economic disparities between the North and South are likely to...: increase.; decrease.; not sure

8. International actors will take positive steps to improve the environment in the new millennium.: agree; disagree; not sure

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You may want to print this out before you submit it to record your answers.