| 1. U.S. interests in the 2003 Iraq War were varied and included humanitarian concerns, removing weapons of mass destruction, toppling Saddam Hussein, and promoting democracy. If the United States had verified that Saddam Hussein lacked weapons of mass destruction, would you have supported the decision to invade Iraq? Why or why not?
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| 2. What is the difference between a state and a government? In looking at U.S. foreign policy-making today, what actors and institutions could be classified as governmental, and which ones define the state?
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| 3. Give examples of coordination, collaboration, and bargaining in your daily life. Support your classification by using the definitions of each concept.
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| 4. If the UN Security Council membership were to change today, how many permanent members should there be, and who should they be? If the council’s membership increases, will that discourage cooperation and action?
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| 5. What later advantages do states that create international institutions enjoy? For example, what prerogatives in the United Nations do the countries that were most important at the time of its creation hold?
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