Geopolıtıcs and Strategy (ENG) — Ünite Sınavı

1. Unlike Mackinder, Alfred Mahan, a military historian in the United States, argued that the road to global primacy in international politics would go through mastering oceans and other sea lines.
2. He recommended that the leaders of the United States follow in the footsteps of the British Empire to build up a massive naval force if they want to become the most powerful country on earth.
3. In Mahan’s thinking, controlling sea traffic through a powerful navy would absolve the United States of taking direct control of other countries.
4. To Mahan, the United States should avoid transforming other nations in the image of American values and stay away from nation-building exercises in far distant places.
5. Mahan was of the view that Hamiltonianism would serve American global interests better than other strategies.

Which of the statements above related to Alfred Mahan are correct?

In the era after the 9/11 attacks, which country was believed to gradually transform into a liberal democratic polity?

1. International relations
2. Strategic studies
3. Security studies

Which of the above is/are among the disciplines that geopolitics has close links?

1. In today’s international order, the ideological polarization of opposing power blocks is not as sharp and rigid as it was during the Cold War era.
2. The interconnectedness between liberal western powers and illiberal authoritarian powers is much higher now than it was between western capitalist and eastern communist countries during the Cold war era.
3. Not only are there more actors in international relations but also issues have become so complex that dealing with them increasingly requires global perspectives.
4. This world order leads states with various power capabilities to adopt multidimensional and multidirectional foreign policy strategies.
5. Even though the debate on the decline of the West still lingers and many question the idea of declinizm in the United States, it is now clear that the United States under Trump’s presidency no longer wants to play the leader of the liberal international order.
6. This creates enough room for non-western rising powers to act more assertively and become more visible across the globe.

Which of the statements above related to fourth generation geopolitics are correct?

1. Geopolitics tries to examine the relationship between geography and politics.
2. Geopolitics ascertains the impact of geographical location and characteristics of states on the interplay of international political competition among them.
3. Geopolitics as a unique academic discipline has close links to International Relations, Security Studies and Strategic Studies.
4. There is close relationship between geopolitics and geo-economics.

Which of the statements above related to geopolitics are correct?