According to Holsti, ______ factors have become much less important as reasons for war in recent times.

Considering the levels of economic inequality in democratic countries what are some of the possible reasons why taxation is not as progressive as it should be?

What will be an ideal response?

The concept of defense burden illustrates that

A) economic strength often means that countries can afford to outsource their military capabilities to others. B) it is often the states who are least able to afford spending on military that end up spending the most on it. C) only states in active conflicts will spend heavily on military strength. D) sometimes the best decision a country can make is to get rid of their military, like Switzerland and Japan. E) the larger the state, the larger the military.