POLS 121 FINAL NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
, What are current system level developments, and what is the role of the US? What
policy advice has been offered by Zbigniew Brzezinski? Considering today's foreign
policy challenges, do you think his advice is useful? - ANSWERthe current system level
developments are changing due to the distribution of power, in eluding changes in
weapons technology. once soviet dissolved U.S. was hegemon. distribution of power
went from bipolarity during cold war to unipolar post Cold War. now state of transition
war from U.S. relative power. close call between china and u.s. brzenzinski advised u.s
to revitalize the west, to expand alliances as a part of en effort to counter a rising east.
he more specifically suggested expanded west should include Russia and turkey, this
has become unlikely with war and populism. I don't think this is useful considering the
current foreign policy challenges, considering the war going on in Ukraine and as we
promote democracy and values of protecting human rights we are not very aligned with
turkey and or Russia.
Discuss the concepts of a state, a nation, and nationalism. What are two examples of
two peoples that consider themselves to be a nation but do not have a state? And: do
you think the population of the U.S., broadly speaking, can be called "a nation?" Why or
why not? - ANSWERthe criteria to be a state are territory, stable population,
government, and international recognition. nation is a group of people who share a
common characteristic, such as history, culture, language, religion, and future.
nationalism is identification with and devotion to ones nation, desire for it to be self
governing and strong emotional appeal. one is Catalonia of Spain, with own language
and history, attempted to remove itself from Spain, resulted in political crisis. another is
the Kurds who inhabit turkey and have sought self determination, led to political
tensions and genocide against them by then Iraqi leader. could argue u.s. is just a
country of immigrants with different histories and cultures, and is a multinational state.
or it can be argued that u.s. has common identity and common future together and
constitutes as single nation
How do neorealism and liberalism/neoliberal institutionalism suggest we avoid warfare
and manage insecurity? Which approach do you favor, and why? - ANSWERneorealism
suggests we manage insecurity by balancing powers; states strategize to enter
alliances to prevent war, deterrence; use of force to prevent outbreak of war nd prevent
adversary to take action, use of military; force is necessary at times of survival or self
interest. liberalism suggests we pursuit arms control and disarmament; threat of armed
conflict goes away with fewer weapons, IGO's; cooperation between states and monitor
behavior, collective security; one for all and all of one, democracy; spread of democracy
promotes peace bc no two democracies have been at war w each other, trade
liberalization; free trade promotes growth and prosperity, regarding use of force; limit
use of force, justified in self defense or protecting human rights
EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
, What are current system level developments, and what is the role of the US? What
policy advice has been offered by Zbigniew Brzezinski? Considering today's foreign
policy challenges, do you think his advice is useful? - ANSWERthe current system level
developments are changing due to the distribution of power, in eluding changes in
weapons technology. once soviet dissolved U.S. was hegemon. distribution of power
went from bipolarity during cold war to unipolar post Cold War. now state of transition
war from U.S. relative power. close call between china and u.s. brzenzinski advised u.s
to revitalize the west, to expand alliances as a part of en effort to counter a rising east.
he more specifically suggested expanded west should include Russia and turkey, this
has become unlikely with war and populism. I don't think this is useful considering the
current foreign policy challenges, considering the war going on in Ukraine and as we
promote democracy and values of protecting human rights we are not very aligned with
turkey and or Russia.
Discuss the concepts of a state, a nation, and nationalism. What are two examples of
two peoples that consider themselves to be a nation but do not have a state? And: do
you think the population of the U.S., broadly speaking, can be called "a nation?" Why or
why not? - ANSWERthe criteria to be a state are territory, stable population,
government, and international recognition. nation is a group of people who share a
common characteristic, such as history, culture, language, religion, and future.
nationalism is identification with and devotion to ones nation, desire for it to be self
governing and strong emotional appeal. one is Catalonia of Spain, with own language
and history, attempted to remove itself from Spain, resulted in political crisis. another is
the Kurds who inhabit turkey and have sought self determination, led to political
tensions and genocide against them by then Iraqi leader. could argue u.s. is just a
country of immigrants with different histories and cultures, and is a multinational state.
or it can be argued that u.s. has common identity and common future together and
constitutes as single nation
How do neorealism and liberalism/neoliberal institutionalism suggest we avoid warfare
and manage insecurity? Which approach do you favor, and why? - ANSWERneorealism
suggests we manage insecurity by balancing powers; states strategize to enter
alliances to prevent war, deterrence; use of force to prevent outbreak of war nd prevent
adversary to take action, use of military; force is necessary at times of survival or self
interest. liberalism suggests we pursuit arms control and disarmament; threat of armed
conflict goes away with fewer weapons, IGO's; cooperation between states and monitor
behavior, collective security; one for all and all of one, democracy; spread of democracy
promotes peace bc no two democracies have been at war w each other, trade
liberalization; free trade promotes growth and prosperity, regarding use of force; limit
use of force, justified in self defense or protecting human rights
