The Key Players in Contemporary Geopolitics

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Question 1
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yOn the one hand, geopolitics includes about global contest for power and superiority through
control over certain ____. On the other hand, geopolitics looks at ____ of control such as transport,
technologies, alliances, power of ideas and ideology

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geographic locations; points

geostrategic places; mechanisms

geostrategic instruments; points

geostrategic ideas; sources

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Question 2
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While traditional geopolitics focuses on direct military or political control, classical geopolitics deals
with military alliances which have ____ background. Furthermore, post-classical geopolitics looks
at political and ____ means of influence

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political; psychological

psychological; ideological
ideological; economic

economic, military

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Question 3
Which two of the following countries have the largest military capabilities in terms of military
expenditure?

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China

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United States

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Turkey

Russia

South Korea

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Question 4
Choose two statements from the options below to answer the question why it is debatable that such
countries as Great Britain, France and Germany could be considered as global geopolitical actors?

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Those actors design their geopolitical actions in the international arena to guarantee European
security, which makes them regional rather than global actors

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Those actors orient their geopolitical actions in the international arena towards European security,
which makes them not only regional but also global powers

Many issues are settled by those countries on the basis of compromise and negotiation in the
European Union’s institutional framework

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Many issues are settled by those countries on the basis of compromise and negotiation in the United
Nation’s institutional framework

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Question 5
In terms of economic power, which two countries have had the largest GDP throughout the historical
period from 1 AD to modernity?

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Russia and United States

China and India

China and United States

Great Britain and India

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Question 6
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Geopolitical boundaries between which of the following regions are characterised by inherent
tensions and conflicts?

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Eurasian Continental Realm (Russia) and Maritime Europe

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Middle East Shatterbelt and Sub-Saharan Africa Shattelbelt

North and Middle America (United States) and Maritime Europe

East Asia Realm (China) and Asia Pacific Rim (United States)

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Question 7
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Why did Cohen consider Middle East Shatterbelt as a geopolitical territory of the intrinsically most
intense competition between the great powers?

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The Middle East is rich of vital energy resources

The Middle East region incorporates primarily Muslim states

The Middle East is located in geographic proximity to the main geopolitical actors

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The Middle East region is inherently belligerent towards the global community

This should not be selected

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Question 8
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The ____ are the shipping routes running along the Russian Arctic coast

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Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route

Northern Passage and Northwest Sea Route

Northeast Passage and Northern Sea Canal

Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Canal

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Question 9
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In terms of geopolitics, relatively stable regionalism requires the presence of a leader or hegemon. In
other words, without a hierarchy of relations in a regional association of states, it is difficult to build a
community due to ____

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less active geopolitical planning among neighbouring states

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rising concerns about global security and international economic cooperation

a continuous rivalry between competing great powers and their geostrategies

an absence of anarchy and disorder in the region

intense competition and controversies

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explicit expression of a common identity and purpose by regional actors

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Question 10
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While geopolitically weak regionalism is perceived as an intrinsically negative phenomena, an

absence of geopolitical background may not necessarily have adverse consequences but it could
result instead in ____ regionalism

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No answer
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Question 11
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Major geopolitical actors share an array of similar characteristics such as ____ 

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regional backing in a form of geopolitical and geo-economic alliance

historical experience of geopolitical planning

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beneficial geopolitical locations, namely outside the World Island

strong military and economic capabilities

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global geopolitical agenda

global ideological leadership and political dominance

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Question 12
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Contemporary geopolitical issues include several political and economic concerns, among which the
most acute are ____

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sustainability of geopolitical infrastructure

new strategic places and geopolitical battlegrounds

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old strategic places and geopolitical battlegrounds

regional geopolitical planning and alliances

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access to resources

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sustainability of trade

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Question 13
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Whereas both the United States and Russia have a rich history of ____ thinking and experience,
China as a rising great power can offer a ____ to revise current international rules

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geopolitical; geo-economic strategy

geo-economic political; geopolitical strategy

geopolitical; new ideology

ideological; geostrategy

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Question 14
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The United States could be considered one the main geopolitical actors it ____

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defeated communism in the Cold War

has the largest military capabilities

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is one of the leading economic powers

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is a rising economic power and Eurasian hegemon

is the only remaining superpower after the end of the Cold War

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is a revisionist states seeking global leadership

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Question 15
As the newly emerging economic powers, such countries as China and India are expected to be
increasingly involved in the global geopolitical competition. Drawing on the main conclusions of
classical geopolitical thought, many scholars believe that competition in the sphere of economics
might eventually transform commercial thinking into the geopolitical one, making geo-economics a
powerful instrument. From the following statements, choose one which best explains why an
increased involvement of the rising economic powers in geopolitics is inevitable.

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The need to secure political and military support from neighbouring states drives the newly emerging
economies to participate in the global geopolitical contest

The need to secure imports and make trade alliances with rival states drives the newly emerging
economies to participate in the global geopolitical contest

The need to achieve international political and ideological leadership drives the newly emerging
economies to participate in the global geopolitical contest and thereby challenge other rivals

The need to secure markets and an access to limited resources drives the newly emerging
economies to participate in the global geopolitical contest

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Question 16
Why is it possible to include the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea geopolitically in the list of geopolitically
significant features, or choke points? 

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Energy pipeline system runs from Russia to Europe across the Baltic Sea and Black Sea

The Baltic Sea and the Black Sea are important as the locations of oil and gas extraction

The Northern Sea route runs across the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea

The Baltic Sea and Black Sea are part of Russia's exclusive economic zone

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