15: WAR AND TERRORISM

Who is the world's leading arms exporting nation?

The United States.

What is the micro-limit process of deciding to commit a terrorist act?

Social network influences.

The state is the apparatus of what?

Power.

The relationship between Bush and Carlyle's is an example of what?

Military-industrial complex.

Does warfare increase employment and help the economy?

Yes but only in the short run.

What is a cause of terrorism?

Discrimination and lack of mechanization.

Which country signed the NPT but is still considered suspicious?

Iran.

What does Daniel Chirot believe about the United States?

It has a multiethnic society with controlled conflict.

In which country was mediation successfully used in the conflict?

Ireland.

What is a multiethnic society without serious conflict?

Switzerland.

What does retribalization mean according to Daniel Chirot?

The tendency for groups to find belonging in an ethnic group.

What military alliance was established in 1949 between the United States, Canada, and Western European nations?

NATO.

What does democratic peace theory state?

Democratic countries engage in less war with one another.

What are ideologies of conflict that emphasize 'ancient hatreds' rooted in differences between racial groups?

Primordial explanations.

What is the indirect cost of war?

Healthcare infrastructure.

What does 'rally around the flag' mean?

Political cohesion.

What is it called when women and men are judged on effort rather than output?

Gender norming.

What issue is least likely to start a war?

Ancestral beliefs.

What is the difference between revolution and civil war?

A revolution has sweeping changes.

What is the difference between war and terrorism?

Terrorism has no victory.

What is ISIS aiming to establish?

A caliphate within a wide region.

What term describes military combatants who destroy the environment for strategy?

Ecocide.

What was the original intention of the United Nations?

Prevent war.

What stalemate did the US and Russia reach in 1960?

MAD (mutually assured destruction).

Which country is among the top five exporters of firearms?

Italy.