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Consider the following hypothetical scenario: The United States releases a new Indo-Pacific Strategy. It says that our goal is to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific; our ways involve building collective capacity with our allies and partners; and our means include modernizing our alliances and establishing flexible partnerships. It goes on to suggest that China will challenge this approach by using its economic, diplomatic, and technological might to coerce our allies and partners. According to lecture, is this plan an example of an effective strategy?

According to lecture and Clausewitz’s On War, which of the following is a logical implication of Clausewitz’s theory?

Christian apologetics, according to Van Til and Bahnsen, should embrace the notion of virtuous circular reasoning.

Which of the following is a common technique for undermining the credibility of an adversary’s extended deterrence commitments?

Austin’s view accounts for both law that impowers action and also law that does not impose a duty to so act.

According to lecture and Clausewitz, with which of the following statements would Clausewitz agree?

Consider the following hypothetical scenario: Taiwan delivers a message to China’s leaders. Taiwan knows that Chinese leaders care about preventing Taiwan from declaring independence more than anything else in the world (and that many Chinese leaders worry about what will happen to them if they fail to annex Taiwan). Taiwan’s message is written in impeccable Mandarin Chinese. It says, “we will declare independence next month. If you try to stop us we will launch missiles at Beijing. As long as you do not try to stop us we will not launch missiles at Beijing.” As soon as the message is delivered, Taiwan begins a massive buildup of conventional (non-nuclear) long-range missiles that can strike Beijing, causing tens of thousands of casualties there. Public opinion polls in Taiwan show that 90% of Taiwanese voters are willing to fight to support independence. According to lecture and Thomas Schelling, which of the following reasons explain why China might still invade?

According to lecture and Thomas Schelling, there are two main types of coercion. They are:

According to Dworkin, law consists of more than rules.

Consider the following hypothetical scenario: The United States delivers a message to North Korea’s leaders. The United States knows that North Korea’s leaders want to stay in power more than anything else in the world. The message is written in impeccable English and Korean. It says “give up all of your nuclear weapons by next year or we will invade your country, overthrow your regime and destroy your nuclear weapons.” As soon as the message has been delivered, the U.S. military begins a massive military buildup in the region. Public opinion polling in the United States indicates that 90% of American voters fully support an invasion if North Korea fails to comply. According to lecture and Thomas Schelling, which of the following reasons explains why North Korea might still refuse to give up its nuclear weapons?