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True or false: The collapse of the USSR marked the end of the Cold War.

True

True or false: The US became the sole superpower after the collapse of the USSR.

True

True or false: Unipolarity refers to the unrivaled extent and many dimensions of US power.

True

True or false: The United Nations, GATT (WTO from 1995), the World Bank, and the IMF are Western-dominated institutions created after the Second World War.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The American Hegemony refers to the holding by one state of a preponderance of power in the international system.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hegemonic stability theory suggests that the existence of a hegemon explains the stability of the system.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The collapse of the USSR meant that the West had won the Cold War.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The collapse of the USSR led to a multipolar global system.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The post-Cold War order was characterized by a bipolar system.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The collapse of the USSR happened in the 1990s.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Multilateralism is a policy of acting alone without the involvement of other states or international organizations.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Multipolarity refers to an international system with two power centers.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Neorealists argue that multipolarity leads to stability and a decreased likelihood of war.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liberals argue that a multipolar system promotes peace, cooperation, and integration.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Anarchical multipolarity is characterized by fluidity and uncertainty.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Interdependent multipolarity is characterized by a more even division of global power.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rising power club consists of the USA, EU, and Japan.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rising power club consists of China, India, and Brazil.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rising power club consists of Russia, South Africa, and Australia.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rising power club consists of Germany, Japan, and Mexico.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The liberal Greater West is expected to increase its global reach through the combination of soft power and hard power.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The United States has been a revisionist power since the end of the Cold War.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The decline of American power has been described using various terms such as 'multipolar', 'polycentric', and 'post-American'.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Respect for sovereignty alone is sufficient to maintain order in an age defined by global challenges.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Haass calls for adopting a new approach to sovereignty that emphasizes obligations and responsibilities rather than just rights and protections.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hegemonic status is based on the control of economic and military resources, enabling the hegemon to shape the preferences and actions of other states.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Unipolarity refers to an international system with multiple preeminent states.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Critics argue that unipolarity promotes megalomania on the part of the dominant actor.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Unilateralism refers to a policy determined by the interests and objectives of a single state, unconstrained by other states.

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Study Notes

Post-Cold War Era

  • The collapse of the USSR marked the end of the Cold War.
  • The US became the sole superpower after the collapse of the USSR.
  • Unipolarity refers to the unrivaled extent and many dimensions of US power.

International Institutions

  • The United Nations, GATT (WTO from 1995), the World Bank, and the IMF are Western-dominated institutions created after the Second World War.

Hegemony and Stability

  • The American Hegemony refers to the holding by one state of a preponderance of power in the international system.
  • Hegemonic stability theory suggests that the existence of a hegemon explains the stability of the system.

Post-Cold War Order

  • The collapse of the USSR meant that the West had won the Cold War.
  • The collapse of the USSR led to a unipolar global system, not a multipolar or bipolar system.
  • The post-Cold War order was characterized by a unipolar system.

Multipolarity

  • Multipolarity refers to an international system with multiple power centers.
  • Neorealists argue that multipolarity leads to instability and an increased likelihood of war.
  • Liberals argue that a multipolar system promotes conflict and competition, not peace and cooperation.

Rising Powers

  • The rising power club consists of China, India, and Brazil.

Global Reach and Power

  • The liberal Greater West is expected to increase its global reach through the combination of soft power and hard power.
  • The United States has not been a revisionist power since the end of the Cold War.
  • The decline of American power has been described using various terms such as 'multipolar', 'polycentric', and 'post-American'.

Sovereignty and Order

  • Respect for sovereignty alone is not sufficient to maintain order in an age defined by global challenges.
  • Haass calls for adopting a new approach to sovereignty that emphasizes obligations and responsibilities rather than just rights and protections.

Hegemony and Unipolarity

  • Hegemonic status is based on the control of economic and military resources, enabling the hegemon to shape the preferences and actions of other states.
  • Unipolarity refers to an international system dominated by one powerful state, not multiple preeminent states.
  • Critics argue that unipolarity promotes megalomania on the part of the dominant actor.
  • Unilateralism refers to a policy determined by the interests and objectives of a single state, unconstrained by other states.

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Test your knowledge on the foreign policy of emerging powers in this quiz for POL 336 2: Features of the International Political System. Explore the concept of a system and its various applications within the realm of international politics. Challenge your understanding of the principles and procedures guiding foreign policy decision-making.

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