Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Foreıgn Polıcy Analysıs

Soru 1:

the determination of the priorities and the objectives of the given country. the systemic analysis in order to understand the constraints, risks and opportunities that the structure of the system provides in lieu with the realization of the foreign policy objectives in question. the capability analysis through which the decision-maker carries out a systematic evaluation of the available sources of national power an inventory analysis aimed at determination of available/ relevant means and detection of possible gaps and necessary action to mitigate and, if possible eliminate the gaps should be taken at this stage the analysis of the capabilities and intentions of the counterparts What is the correct order of the stages of any effort to understand of foreign policy objectives?

A) I-II-III-IV-V B) V-I-III--IV-II C) V-IV-III-II-I D) III-IV-V-I-II E) IV-V-I-II-III

Soru 2:

Mintz identified five types of decisions. Which type is not one of them?

A) one-shot decisions B) interactive decisions C) sequential decisions D) group decisions E) individual decisions

Soru 3:

I. A set of actions or rules governing the actions of an independent political authority deployed in the international environment II. The strategy or approach chosen by the national government to achieve its goals in its relations with external entities. III. An academic discipline that focuses on the study of the interaction of the actors within the international system. Which of the above is a definition of foreign policy?

A) I, II, III B) I, II C) II, III D) I, III E) III

Soru 4:

Power differences among states would have a decisive impact on their ability to ______. Which of the following fails to complete the sentence above correctly?

A) set the rules of International relations in their favor B) help transform other states in the image of their values and norms C) comply with the demands of other states D) pursue global and regional leadership E) shape regional environment in which they live

Soru 5:

Which theory of IR has been concerned with ways to prevent wars?

A) Realism B) Idealism C) Constructivism D) Neo-classical Realism E) Behaviourism

Soru 6:

Which perspective argues that leaders/individuals are not always as rational as they are assumed to be?

A) Cognitive school of thought B) Realism C) Liberalism D) Constructivism E) Neorealism

Soru 7:

Which one of the following definitions of foreign policy belongs to Hudson (2008)?

A) The strategy or approach chosen by the national government to achieve its goals in its relations with external entities B) A set of actions or rules governing the actions of an independent political authority deployed in the international environment C) The totality of a country’s policies toward and interactions with the environment beyond its borders D) The sum of decisions made on behalf of a given political unit (usually a state) entailing the implementation of goals with direct reference to its external environment E) Foreign policy is seen usually as the quintessential ‘boundary’ activity, at the interface between the domestic and the external spheres

Soru 8:

Who developed the "poliheuristic theory"?

A) Herbert Simon B) Robert Jervis C) Alex Mintz D) Irving L. Janis E) Margaret Sprout

Soru 9:

Which of the following argues that states are made up of different units competing with each other to shape the foreign policy of their states?

A) Organizational behavior approach B) Cognitive school of thought C) Liberal pluralist perspective D) Bureaucratic politics model E) Realist school of thought

Soru 10:

Which of the following CANNOT be on elf the factors that may prevent people from being rational?

A) Group environment in which foreign policy is discussed B) Reference to historical analogies C) Long-term national interests D) The idea that they always represent the good E) Cognitive dissonance

Soru 11:

Second image theories on foreign policy analysis focus on ____.

A) Leaders in charge of their countries B) Statesmen in charge of their countries C) Exclusion of the public in outside analysis D) Need of expertize on foreign policy decisions E) state-society level factors

Soru 12:

Who initiated the "role theory approach" with the article National Role Conceptions in the Study of Foreign Policy ?

A) K. J. Holsti B) Burton Sapin C) Richard C. Snyder D) David Singer E) Alexander Wendt

Soru 13:

I. take the necessary actions to implement the decision II. consider all possible alternative means of achieving the goal III. specify the goal to be achieved and if there is conflict among them prioritize the goal IV. select the final alternative that is calculated to maximize achievement of the goal V. define the situation basing on objective assessment Which of the followings is the correct order of the stages to be followed in the rational actor model?

A) V-III-I-II-IV B) I-II-IV-II-V C) II-V-IV-I-III D) I-III-IV-II-V E) V-III-II-IV-I

Soru 14:

Which one of the following perspectives assumes that the international structure is basically anarchical and there is no authority over states that could potentially set the rules, provide order and punish the ones which breach the rules?

A) Classical realism B) Neoclassical realism C) Structural realism D) Liberal pluralist perspective E) Capitalist perspective

Soru 15:

Which of the below factors is different from the others?

A) Dynamics of international systemic environment B) Distribution of material power capabilities C) Geographical location of states D) Lobbies and civil society organizations E) Nature of the terrain a state is located

Soru 16:

............. decisions occur in an anticipated manner, they are not responses to sudden and unexpectedsituations, and they are made in a relatively long time frame. Which one of the following terms completes the above sentence best?

A) macro B) micro C) crisis D) one-shot E) group

Soru 17:

Which one of the following is not among the individual factors that might curtail the degree of rationality of leaders?

A) The particular group environment in which they find themselves in discussing foreign policy issues B) The tendency to refer to historical analogies and apply cognitive shortcuts C) Thinking that they, the countries they lead, represent the good whereas others the bad D) The nature of political regimes and political ideologies E) The sources of attributing good to themselves and bad to others

Soru 18:

Who does the model of three images of international relations belong to?

A) James Rosenau B) Alexander Wendt C) Oran Young D) Kenneth N. Waltz E) Max Weber

Soru 19:

What type of decision is a decision made by a state to sign a peace treaty offered by another state?

A) One-shot decision B) Interactive decision C) Sequential decision D) Sequential-interactive decision E) Group decision

Soru 20:

I-Number of neighbours states have II-Maritime and land powers III-The importance of g eographical location IV-Religion Which of the above is/are among factors of geographical location as an external factor in explaining foreign policy of states?

A) Only II B) Only I C) I-II-III D) II-III-IV E) I-IV