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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