Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia was upheld in 2010 by __________.

Why did the Japanese believe it was not totally irrational to go to war with the United States, even though they were skeptical about military success?

a. They believed that the current situation would lead to their economic and military collapse anyway. b. They believed that Germany would conquer Europe and that it was better to be allied. c. They felt that the United States would be too preoccupied with war in Europe to also attack Japan. d. They believed that China and other East Asian countries would come to their defense to keep Western influence out of East Asia. e. They believed that the Soviet Union would ally with Japan and bolster Japan's defenses.

Those that take a Hobbesian vision of the future that results from diffusion of power might expect which of the following outcomes?

a. Technology will encourage economic development and make authoritarian regimes less tenable. b. Citizens may sacrifice democratic liberties in favor of autocratic governments that provide basic personal security. c. Governments will give up sovereign power, through democratic processes, and encourage the growth of supranational authorities. d. Transnational communications create much more awareness of what is going on in other parts of the globe, and thus groups will be better able to organize on a global basis. e. Governments themselves will break down without leaving an acceptable authority, leaving behind a destructive anarchy.