Why has the role of force been at least somewhat diminished in recent decades?
a. There is a growing ethic of antimilitarism in many democratic states, and force has become more costly and difficult to use now.
b. International organizations have become vastly more powerful and effective at punishing military aggressors.
c. Conventional force has become less expensive, giving insurgent and nonstate terrorist groups the means to beat states at their own, traditional force game.
d. The economic ties among all states, democratic and otherwise, have made war too expensive.
Answer: A
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