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What is the main reason why the Western Sahara conflict remains unresolved despite the presence of three conditions that favor conflict resolution?
What is the main reason why the Western Sahara conflict remains unresolved despite the presence of three conditions that favor conflict resolution?
- The inequality in the military dimension of capability
- The absence of collective exhaustion by both adversaries (correct)
- The presence of conflict-sustaining acts
- The lack of external pressures from foreign countries
What is one of the conditions that has been present in the Western Sahara conflict, but has not been sufficient to lead to conflict resolution?
What is one of the conditions that has been present in the Western Sahara conflict, but has not been sufficient to lead to conflict resolution?
- A decline in conflict-sustaining acts
- External pressures on the adversaries (correct)
- Changes in the balance of capability
- Reconciliation between the political regimes and/or societies
What is a key obstacle to conflict resolution in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is a key obstacle to conflict resolution in the Western Sahara conflict?
- The lack of collective exhaustion by both adversaries
- The absence of external pressures from foreign countries
- The presence of conflict-sustaining acts
- Rigidly incompatible objectives by the principal adversaries (correct)
What is a key factor that can contribute to conflict resolution, according to the Conflict Resolution Model?
What is a key factor that can contribute to conflict resolution, according to the Conflict Resolution Model?
What is a key difference between the Western Sahara conflict and the Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict?
What is a key difference between the Western Sahara conflict and the Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict?
What is a key characteristic of the Western Sahara conflict, according to the Conflict Resolution Model?
What is a key characteristic of the Western Sahara conflict, according to the Conflict Resolution Model?
What is the primary focus of Chapter 6?
What is the primary focus of Chapter 6?
What type of relationship exists between the decisions and implementing acts of Chad and Libya?
What type of relationship exists between the decisions and implementing acts of Chad and Libya?
What is a common feature of the conflict between Chad and Libya?
What is a common feature of the conflict between Chad and Libya?
What is the timeframe of the African sub-system, interstate conflict between Chad and Libya?
What is the timeframe of the African sub-system, interstate conflict between Chad and Libya?
How many regional clusters are presented in the next four chapters (6-9)?
How many regional clusters are presented in the next four chapters (6-9)?
Which of the following is NOT a regional cluster presented in the next four chapters?
Which of the following is NOT a regional cluster presented in the next four chapters?
What was the main objective of the 'East Africa Confrontation'?
What was the main objective of the 'East Africa Confrontation'?
Which superpower was the patron of Ethiopia from 1953 to 1977?
Which superpower was the patron of Ethiopia from 1953 to 1977?
What type of conflict-sustaining activity was prevalent between Ethiopia and Somalia?
What type of conflict-sustaining activity was prevalent between Ethiopia and Somalia?
What was the main grievance of the Somali majority in the Ogaden Desert?
What was the main grievance of the Somali majority in the Ogaden Desert?
What was the outcome of the 1977-1978 Ogaden War?
What was the outcome of the 1977-1978 Ogaden War?
What was the nature of the treaty between Somalia and the USSR?
What was the nature of the treaty between Somalia and the USSR?
The conflict between Chad and Libya lasted for 25 years.
The conflict between Chad and Libya lasted for 25 years.
The Western Sahara conflict is a regional cluster in the Asia region.
The Western Sahara conflict is a regional cluster in the Asia region.
The chapter focuses on African and Asian cases.
The chapter focuses on African and Asian cases.
The cost of the conflict between Chad and Libya was a major factor in its resolution.
The cost of the conflict between Chad and Libya was a major factor in its resolution.
The Finland/Russia-USSR conflict is part of the European regional cluster.
The Finland/Russia-USSR conflict is part of the European regional cluster.
The chapter presents findings from 13 protracted interstate conflicts in 5 regional clusters.
The chapter presents findings from 13 protracted interstate conflicts in 5 regional clusters.
Djibouti was a former British colony.
Djibouti was a former British colony.
The USA was a patron of Somalia from 1953 to 1977.
The USA was a patron of Somalia from 1953 to 1977.
Economic discrimination played a significant role in the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia.
Economic discrimination played a significant role in the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia.
The Ogaden War took place between 1975 and 1976.
The Ogaden War took place between 1975 and 1976.
The 'East Africa Confrontation' was a meeting between Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia to resolve their territorial disputes.
The 'East Africa Confrontation' was a meeting between Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia to resolve their territorial disputes.
The USSR was a patron of Ethiopia in the 1960s and 1970s.
The USSR was a patron of Ethiopia in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Western Sahara conflict has been resolved due to the presence of three favorable conditions.
The Western Sahara conflict has been resolved due to the presence of three favorable conditions.
The Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict is an unresolved conflict.
The Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict is an unresolved conflict.
Morocco and Polisario-SADR have a reconciled relationship.
Morocco and Polisario-SADR have a reconciled relationship.
The presence of three favorable conditions is a guarantee of conflict resolution.
The presence of three favorable conditions is a guarantee of conflict resolution.
The Western Sahara conflict is characterized by collective exhaustion by both adversaries.
The Western Sahara conflict is characterized by collective exhaustion by both adversaries.
The Western Sahara conflict is a short-term conflict.
The Western Sahara conflict is a short-term conflict.
What is the geographical region where the Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict occurred?
What is the geographical region where the Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict occurred?
What is the outcome of the Western Sahara conflict despite the presence of three conditions that favor conflict resolution?
What is the outcome of the Western Sahara conflict despite the presence of three conditions that favor conflict resolution?
What is the relationship between the political regimes and/or societies of Morocco and Polisario-SADR in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is the relationship between the political regimes and/or societies of Morocco and Polisario-SADR in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is the status of the objectives of the principal adversaries, especially Morocco, in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is the status of the objectives of the principal adversaries, especially Morocco, in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is the timeframe of the external pressures on the adversaries in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is the timeframe of the external pressures on the adversaries in the Western Sahara conflict?
What is the number of protracted interstate conflicts presented in the chapter?
What is the number of protracted interstate conflicts presented in the chapter?
Which region has the Chad/Libya conflict?
Which region has the Chad/Libya conflict?
How many regional clusters are presented in the next four chapters?
How many regional clusters are presented in the next four chapters?
Which countries are involved in the Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict?
Which countries are involved in the Costa Rica/Nicaragua conflict?
What is the duration of the African sub-system, interstate conflict between Chad and Libya?
What is the duration of the African sub-system, interstate conflict between Chad and Libya?
Which region has the Afghanistan/Pakistan conflict?
Which region has the Afghanistan/Pakistan conflict?
How many protracted interstate conflicts are presented in the chapter?
How many protracted interstate conflicts are presented in the chapter?
What is the name of the former French colony mentioned in the passage?
What is the name of the former French colony mentioned in the passage?
Which superpower was the patron of Somalia in the 1960s and 1970s?
Which superpower was the patron of Somalia in the 1960s and 1970s?
What is the name of the war fought between Ethiopia and Somalia from 1977 to 1978?
What is the name of the war fought between Ethiopia and Somalia from 1977 to 1978?
What was the primary reason behind Somalia's emphasis on economic deprivation?
What was the primary reason behind Somalia's emphasis on economic deprivation?
What was the outcome of the reversal of superpower Horn of Africa alignments in 1977?
What was the outcome of the reversal of superpower Horn of Africa alignments in 1977?
What type of conflict-sustaining activity was relatively absent between Ethiopia and Somalia?
What type of conflict-sustaining activity was relatively absent between Ethiopia and Somalia?
