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What relationship does ungoverned territory have with terrorism?
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What relationship does ungoverned territory have with terrorism?
ungoverned territory can facilitate the development of terrorist groups
Which of the following is/are seen as evidence of the obsolescence of war?
security communities such as those in Europe and democratic peace theory
A conflict that turns on one side's ability to force the other side to fight on their own terms is __________ war.
asymmetric
Paramilitary forces blur the distinction between
soldier and civilian.
The campaign called Operation Unified Protector targeted which country?
Libya
Human interest should take priority over national interest is a tenet of which school of thought?
global humanist
Academi (formerly Xe, formerly Blackwater) is an example of a(n)
privatized military firm (PMF).
The Revolution in Military Affairs
has partially facilitated the rise of asymmetric warfare
"Societal security" theorists believe that only __________ can adequately deal with the new threats to security (e.g., terrorism, global warming, etc.).
the global community
Constructivists would most likely view __________ as the primary factor influencing "new wars."
identity
According to the text, academic disagreements about definitions of terms like "war" and "security" matter becausescholars often make policy recommendations to politicians.Hybrid warfare allows inferior militaries toincrease their conventional military capacity by assigning their forces different roles.According to realists, trust is often difficult between states because of the problem ofanarchyA powerful alliance of defense contractors that have a large degree of influence in politics would be most alarming toradical liberalsWeapons of mass destruction (WMD) includeschemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological weaponsIn Latin America, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, the trend has been towarddenuclearization and nuclear-weapon-free zonesState A sends its military to support State B's political structure and fight State B's non-state enemies. This is an example ofcounterinsurgencyWhich countries are NPT-declared weapons states?United Kingdom, France, United States, Russia, and ChinaIn what decade did terrorism become a transnational phenomenon?1960sThe four kinds of terrorism areleft-wing terrorism, right-wing terrorism, ethno-nationalist/separatist terrorism, and religious terrorism.