Author Question: According to Cronin, which of the following is historically true of success in ending terrorist ... (Read 32 times)

nramada · **on:** Sep 10, 2018

According to Cronin, which of the following is historically true of success in ending terrorist groups?

a. Capturing its leader has had a higher success rate than killing its leader.
b. Capturing its leader is an effective guarantor of the end of the terrorist group, though killing the leader is less effective.
c. To date, the capture or killing of a terrorist group leader has never resulted in the end of operations or the existence of that group.
d. The killing of a terrorist leader has historically shown more success in ending a terrorist group than the capture and imprisonment of a leader.
e. As long as a captured leader is not publicly killed, the nature of the imprisonment has little to no effect on the continued operation of that terrorist group.

Question 2

According to Art, China's domination of the Korean peninsula and a significant portion of Southeast Asia would not present the same type of geopolitical threat that the Soviet Union did, provided that

a. China neither conquers nor gains control over India, a dominant U.S. ally.
b. China does not attempt to expand its influence over either Australia or central Asia.
c. China does not gain control over the strategically important natural resources in Southeast Asia.
d. Japan remains outside the Chinese sphere of influence and the United States retains some naval footholds in Southeast Asia.
e. China continues to remain economically interdependent with the United States and does not achieve nuclear weapons parity with the United States.