Author Question: According to Ikenberry, the rise of new great powers like China and India shows that __________. ... (Read 38 times)

ec501234 · **on:** Sep 4, 2018

According to Ikenberry, the rise of new great powers like China and India shows that __________.

a. Western political culture is not what everyone wants
b. power shifts take place within the international system
c. the great powers of the West will inevitably go to war with these new powers
d. the rule-based international order appeals to most states and is flexible enough to bring them into the fold despite cultural differences

Question 2

According to Ikenberry, an alternative illiberal order to the current rule-based system is unlikely to develop because __________.

a. socialism has become a near-universal ideal
b. the conservative rule-based order serves rising powers
c. an illiberal system would advance the interests of most major states
d. the current system of openness and social stability remains appealing to many states