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Which of the following terms conforms with Occam's razor and dictates that any example of human behavior should be interpreted at its simplest, most immediate level?

1. Many thinkers foresee the development of ways to avoid conflict entirely — or at the very least, minimize it.
2. Some theorists predict that wealth will be redistributed worldwide so that there will be more equity.
3. Others hope for a decrease in nationalism and an upswing in “cosmopolitanism”, the sense that one is a citizen of the world rather than of a narrower group or affiliation.
4. Some have suggested that cultural diversity will become more tolerated and more understood by greater proportions of the global population, and that this will render some of today’s International Relations theories null.
5. To others, power and selfinterest will no longer dominate international relations as it does today, foregoing the terms of realism, and more liberal and perhaps even idealistic theories will be able to explain a different kind of world than we have today.

The statements with regard to the future prospects of International Relations above can be summarized by using which concept?

I. social sciences

II. history

III. law

IV. economics

Which of the disciplines above do international relations take in? 

 I. The type of the government

II. Any kind of crisis that may occur

III. State policies

IV. Bureaucratic issues

V. Legislation

Which of the  factors above influence analysis at the state level?

Which of the following marked the positioning of the U.S.A as an interventionist in faraway conflicts?

What was the first university entirely dedicated to the study of International Relations?

Which of the following is/are correct for groupthink?

 I. Groupthink occurs when the best decision is made.

II. Groupthink is related to a faulty decision because group pressures has a negative effect on decision-making.

III. Groupthink leads to positive behaviors of the group members.

IV. People from the same background tend to make the same decisions no matter how irrational they are.

V. Having no connections to other groups in the society lead individuals to ignore other options and ideas.

Which of the following are among the characteristics of a failed state?

 I. no guarantee of protection

II. low chance of employment

III. interethnic conflict

IV. existence of natural sources

V. civil war

VI. high rate of corruption

Which seems to be the primary current problem for the European Union?

................argues that international economic openness and stability is most likely when there is a single dominant state.

I. Groupthink

II. Psychological factors

III. Hegemon

IV. Perception

Which of the above is/are related to the individual level of analysis in international relations?

Which of the following is not one of the factors that altered international relations? 

What does International Relations focus?

 I. Providing systematic understanding of how states behave.

II. Forming a close relationship between states.

III. Getting in touch with the neighboring states.

IV. Spreading the international news among the states.

V. Protecting relations among the nations.

I. International relations as a distinct field of study began in Britain and International Relations emerged as a formal academic discipline in 1919 at Aberystwyth, University of Wales (now Aberystwyth University).

II. The University of Chicago’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is the oldest International Relations faculty in the United States, founded in 1919.

III. In the early 1920s, the famed London School of Economics Department of International Relations, the first institute to offer a wide range of degrees in the field, was founded.

IV. The first university entirely dedicated to the study of International Relations was the Graduate Institute of International Studies (now the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) which was founded in 1928.

V. The Committee on International Relations at the University of Chicago was the first to offer a graduate degree, in 1928.

VI. In 1965, Glendon College and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs were the first institutions in Canada to offer an undergraduate and a graduate program in international studies and affairs, respectively.

Which of the statements above with regard to the history of International Relations are correct?