Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A speech by an American president appealing to a foreign people could in some cases be defined as intervention.
2. In practice, the United Nations’ concepts of peacemaking and peacebuilding are now so intertwined as to be virtually synonymous, as shown in the case of recent post-war efforts in Iraq.
3. While most militarized conflicts that have occurred since World II have been civil wars, or domestic in nature, they have been “globalized” conflicts in involving people, non-state actors such as corporations and drug gangs, and state actors from different parts of the world.
4. A common dynamic in ethnic conflicts is that elites mobilize support by appealing to ethnic symbols in situations where economic rivalries or the weakening of state authority create fears for group survival.
5. The ambiguity of self-determination means that absolute demands for it are likely to lead to violence unless handled with extreme care.
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. T
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