Which of the following provides the best evidence for the claim that America's soft power waned during the first decade of the twenty-first century?
a. President Obama's attempts to negotiate with adversaries and increase collaboration with allies
b. the mix of diplomatic pressure, multilateral sanctions, and International Atomic Energy Agency inspections used to deter nuclear weapons in North Korea
c. the rise of anti-Americanism following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, not only in the Arab world, but also in Western Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Russia
d. the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon
c
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The paramilitary group _______________, located in southern Lebanon on Israel’s northern border, which both Washington and the EU regard as a terrorist organization, posed a great owing to links with ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Political scientist Richard Neustadt argues that presidential power, at its core, is the power to
A. veto. B. make war. C. persuade. D. threaten. E. appoint Supreme Court justices.