108年 - 108 國立政治大學_碩士班暨碩士在職專班招生考試試題_外交學系：國際關係#126318

1. Which country is not included in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)? (A) Qatar (B) Iran (C) Libya (D) Venezuela

2. Which of the following statements is most inappropriate? (A) The European Union (EU) was founded in November 1993 in Maastricht (B) The so-call “Breixt” has been scheduled for March 2019 (C) There are democratic and soft-authoritarian regimes in EU member states (D) The newest member state of EU is Croatia

3. Which of the following statements is most inappropriate? (A) The African Union (AU) is an intra-governmental union consisting of 55 countries of Africa (B) The beginning of AU can com from the First Congress of Independence African States in April 1958 in Ghana (C) The highest legislative body of AU is Pan-African Parliament (D) The highest governing body of AU is Executive Council composed by its heads of state or government

4. Which of the following statements is most inappropriate? (A) Robert G. Gilpin was a leading scholar in international security during the 1980s-1990s (B) "Complex interdependence" is a concept once developed by Robert O. Keohane and Joseph S. Ney, Jr. (C) The term "sharp power" was coined by the US-based National Endowment for Democracy in 2017 (D) Kenneth N. Waltz argues that the spread of nuclear weapons would make the world safer

5. Which of the following statements is most inappropriate? (A) The "Paris Agreement" of December 2015 denotes an increased level of mutual cooperation among the participating parties concerned (B) Under the leadership of Donald Trump, the US has re-negotiated successfully with South Korea, Mexico, Canada, and Japan for a more "fair" free trade pact (C) Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro who took office in January 2019 calls for a new Brazil free from socialism (D) Both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcome the early conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the end of 2019

II. Essay Questions: Please answer these questions in Chinese.English answers will not be scored.(請以中文作 答。英文作答不予計分。) 1. Describe in brief how national self-determination has been defined by the United Nations (5%), and introduce how sovereign countries have dealt with national self-determination after the end of the Cold War. (20%)

2. In the discipline "International Political Economy," there are a few explanations as to why the South has always been inferior to the North in terms of political and economic influence. Please identify and elaborate on them. (25%)

3. In the post-Cold War era, there are two cases with the security concerns resulting from "divided countries." They are: China (Republic of China and People's Republic of China) and Korea (Republic of Korea and Democratic People's Republic of Korea). Please use one of these cases to illustrate what theory or theories of international relations could better account for the current state of security in the chosen case and why. (25%)