Failing states are those states that
a. have recently lost a war.
b. suffer economic problems due to trade imbalances.
c. lack control over territory and cannot provide basic services.
d. have not yet been recognized by the international community.
e. are engaged in lengthy civil wars.
Question 2
The diversionary theory of war refers to
a. leaders who face an internal crisis so they provoke an international crisis to divert domestic rebellion.
b. when leaders who are losing one war start another to divert attention away from the losing conflict.
c. international organizations who try to divert both sides in a conflict to diplomatic solutions rather than violence.
d. insurgent groups who launch a diversionary strike to draw government forces away from their true target.
e. None of the above is true.