Judging from the international responses to human rights abuses in Libya and Russia, what factor seems to have the most influence over whether international coalitions are willing to take military actions against bad actors?
What will be an ideal response?
The factor that seems to have the biggest influence on the willingness of states to use military force to punish bad actors seems to be economic dependence. In the case of Russia, NATO countries were unwilling to take military action (or even implement strong sanctions) against Russia because they were dependent upon Russiafor natural gas.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which would qualify as a leak leading to more government transparency?
a. an unnamed source leaking information about a criminal prosecution b. an unnamed source leaking information about a possible policy decision c. an organization leaking classified documents directly attributable to a government agency d. an organization leaking information from a verbal source with no documentation
Which one of the following is not one of the five elements that, according to Barry Buzan, combine to create a sense of national security?
a. Economic security b. Political security c. Cyber security d. Environmental security
According to the theory of natural selection, as individual survival in the wild is uncertain, humans who cooperate in groups are more likely to
a. engage in conflict with other groups. b. survive and reproduce. c. break away from the group to seek their own survival. d. cooperate until there is too much internal conflict in the group.