Scholars have provided three major sets of explanations to military coups (1) institutions/political culture; (2) military self-interest; (3) neopatrimonial explanations. Choose one of these three approaches and explain it in detail, illustrating your answer with examples.
What will be an ideal response?
In general, students should be able to select one of the three major schools of thought and draft a complete explanation of military coups with a number of examples.
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a. It is a full-fledged intergovernmental organization with a formal decision-making structure. b. It is mandated to manage disputes arising from its trading partners. c. It is dominated by the great powers. d. It developed from the notion that pooling state sovereignty would produce more gains than losses. e. All of the above are characteristics of the WTO.
Which of the following statements is true of online advertising revenue?
A. There is an absolute shortage of online advertising revenue. B. The additional revenues that newspapers have gained from their online editions make up for the massive losses in advertising revenue suffered by their print editions. C. Content providers receive a large share of online advertising revenue. D. Investing heavily in online news delivery is the solution for news companies seeking to increase readership and revenues. E. Most of the online advertising revenue goes to aggregators.
Which was the first presidential candidate to use the Internet in lieu of fundraising gatherings?
a. Howard Dean b. George H. W. Bush c. Hillary Clinton d. John Kerry
The balance of power
No longer exists in a world of international law No longer exists in a world of international organisations Was helpful in ensuring that the Cold War stayed ‘cold’ Nearly led to World War III during the Cold War