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178 CHAPTER FivE ■ The STaTe

Discussion Questions

1. You are the leader of an emerging economy such as Indonesia. What tools of
   statecraft do you have at your disposal to influence your neighbors? What
   if, instead, you are the leader of a rising power like the People’s Republic of
   China? What tools could you use?


2. Find two newspaper articles that suggest the use of soft power. How can you
   tell whether soft power “works”?


3. Ethnonationalist movements are a major source of state instability. Compare
   two recent cases of such conflict. How are the respective states addressing the
   issue? Are they addressing it at all?


4. Choose one state labeled as a fragile state. What recommendations can you
   make to turn the state into a viable one?