When a state uses the threat of retaliation to deter a rival despite there being no active or impending military conflict, the state is engaging in ______ deterrence.

The result of the 2014 Indian election was that a majority of seats in parliament are controlled by leftwing parties with socialist agendas

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

What attracted Al Qaeda to Iraq?

a. large Sunni population b. the government controlled by Shias c. the American invasion d. sympathetic Sunni allies e. the Kurdish population they wanted to destroy