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I. Moral responsibilities
II. Historical privileges
III. Legal responsibilities
IV. Sovereign privileges

Which of the elements related to states listed above is among of the correlations created by the current understanding of the international relations?

The term geopolitics basically refers to the political significance of geography in the analysis of international relations and thus takes geographical expression of the world as a political construct.

A fairly recent phenomenon, international relations has been understood mainly through the lens of geopolitics and the geopolitical connotations of the international events and developments for decades.

It is fair to argue that geopolitics has served as the basis and foundation that helped IR scholars better understand and explain the political aspects of the world and conceptualize the interstate affairs.

Geopolitical references in the study of international relations have been the norm in many scholarly accounts.

Early theoretical premises seeking to offer a generalizable framework for international politics have heavily relied on assumptions of geopolitics and geopolitical considerations as a whole.

Which of the statements above related to the dynamics of geopolitics in a changing environment of global politics and its relevance to the premises of globalization are correct?

What is modern nation state is also called to make distinction between the modern nation state and the states before the arrival of nation state? 

Which one below is NOT one of four aspects for a political entity to be properly called a state according to Montevideo Convention?

I. Historical territory II. Nationalities III. The structure of the state

IV. The possession of natural resources V. The ability to use human resources

Which of the above significantly impact  the formulation and realization of a state's national interests?

Which of the following countries has been using energy as a tool of political leverage in its foreign policy after solidifying its geopolitical and military might?

Which of the below can be said regarding the era in interstate politics after the Cold War?

1. Even though international law prescribes territory as a major component of statehood without adding any certain elements or attributes, the nature of the territory often determines the quality of geopolitical advantage associated with the geography.
2. Among other things, the natural resources, proximity or remoteness to conflict areas, the climatic characteristics, neighborhood with prosperous or politically stable (or unstable) nations are all factors that contribute to the geopolitical inventory.
3. Some of these factors might be controllable or changeable through implementation of certain policies, especially by use of innovative tools in this age of information and globalization whereas some others remain as constant and unchangeable.
4. Innovative strategies, for instance, might be devised to make better use of natural resources which could be made an integral part of a coherent policy of industrialization and development.
5. Geopolitical disadvantages associated with being located in a fairly precarious area might be addressed by a constructive policy vis-à-vis the neighboring states.

Which of the statements above related to dynamics of geopolitics and its relevance in a changing global world are correct?

Which of the following refers to the authority, monopoly and control over a territory by a state?

Which of the following is a prerequisite to be properly called a state according to Montevideo Convention?

1. The natural resources
2. Proximity or remoteness to conflict areas
3. The climatic characteristics
4. Neighborhood with prosperous or politically stable (or unstable) nations

Which of the above are among the factors that contribute to the geopolitical inventory?

Which one of the following periods is marked with growing interest in the study and understanding of geopolitics?

Which of the followings refers to the physical space as an integral element of the state which cannot possibly be separated from it?

In which of the following area did transformations remain unchanged aftermath of the Cold War?

As a general rule, a state with a large territory may become a candidate of big power in case it fulfills other requirements as well. A country is not one of the big powers in international politics if it does not have political control over large territories although it might have cited as a major power in history because of its influence in international trade Which country is an example of this?

Which of the followings is argued to be the most important (if not the only) actor of the international political system among internatonal relations scholars?

In today's world, which one of the following countries is considered to be relatively unstable in economic terms and a big power because of its military influence, and its vast geography?

1. One general premise of the scholarship of international relations underlines that the international system is anarchic as there is no centralized authority to make and enforce the rules that would apply to the actions of the states.
2. A corollary of this premise is that in such an anarchic environment, states will have to rely on their own resources to survive, often referred to in the IR literature as “self-help.”
3. For a very long time, nation states have counted on nothing but themselves.
4. Because every state had similar motivations and considerations, the domain of international relations has been depicted as a venue of constant warfare or power struggle.

Which of the statements above related to interplay between geopolitics and interests of nation states are correct?

Who recalls that the globalization system requires a firm and activist American foreign policy?

Which of the followings was the epicenter of political debates and analyses on world politics throughout the 1990s in terms of geopolitics?