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What reasons do we have to think that the 21st century will be a realist century?

Correct answer: D. b and c

  • A. Africa is still plagued by civil conflict
  • B. Europe continues to be as divided by national interest
  • C. Human rights assumptions are increasingly seen as a Western agenda backed by economic dollars and military divisions
  • D. b and c

Explanation

Realists point to persistent national divisions in Europe and growing criticism of supposedly universal Western human-rights policies as evidence that power and national interest remain central. Thus, b and c together provide the intended answer.

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