How Can Military Capacity Shape Foreign Policy Priorities

question 12

Multiple Choice

How can military capacity shape foreign policy priorities?

• A)Military strategy leads to security dilemmas.
• B)The smallest countries with minimal military power can coerce other states to behave differently.
• C)Military capabilities can limit the range of prudent policy choices, constraining states that cannot easily use force.
• D)States with robust militaries tend to be less economically and industrially advanced, changing their foreign policy goals.

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