According to Waltz, what must an international organization do to function effectively?

a. It must acquire some of the hierarchical attributes and capabilities of a domestic state.
b. It must develop a means of coercing states within the organization to unite for a common cause without surrendering their equality.
c. It must acknowledge the essentially anarchic and decentralized nature of the international system.
d. Waltz does not believe that an international organization can act effectively.
e. It must respect the sovereignty of every state within its organization.


Answer:a

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