CFA Level I · CFA Level I Exam · Introduction to Geopolitics
A country joins a regional bloc whose members share a common external tariff and allow free movement of goods within the bloc. This action is most likely an example of a state pursuing which type of objective?
Joining a bloc with a common external tariff and free internal movement of goods is most likely cooperation aimed at economic objectives, such as wider market access and trade gains. It shows a state using cooperative rather than coercive means to advance national interests.
- APursuing territorial expansion through military force
- BPursuing economic objectives through cooperation with other statesCorrect
- CPursuing ideological conversion of neighboring populations
Explanation
Joining a trade bloc with a common external tariff is cooperative behavior aimed at economic gains such as market access and scale. Nothing in the action involves force or ideology, so the other options misidentify the objective.
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