Trade blocs

Question 1

Give two criticisms of the UN security council

Answer 1

• Accused of failing to act

- Some countries undermine decisions by taking individual action

Question 2

What sanctions can the UN apply?

Answer 2

• Diplomatic (ordering staff at a foreign embassy to go home)
• Military (ban weapon trade)
• Aims to make country negotiate without military action
• Requires unanimous vote but due to Russia/ USA tension often a gridlock so countries take individual action

Question 3

Since 1980, the USA has acted outside of the UN (1) times including the (2) and (3) times with the UN e.g. (4)

Answer 3

1 - 10
2 - Gulf War
3 - 3
4 - Haiti intervention

Question 4

How many are involved in ASEAN?

Estimated GDP?

Answer 4

10 SE.Asian countries and 2 observers
Population of 650 million in 2018
$3 trillion

Question 5

What is the role of ASEAN?

Answer 5

• Quiet diplomacy hidden from public view to prevent conflict
• Discussion by consensus so members agree before moving forward

Question 6

What is the superpower status of ASEAN?

Answer 6

-Global powerhouse and central union for cooperation, maintains global alliances and involved in numerous international affairs

Question 7

What evidence is there of the ASEAN alliance today?

Answer 7

• Major partner of the Shanghai cooperation organisation for development of the Asian continent
• Effective in Asia, less influential globally

Question 8

Describe the initial development of the EU

Answer 8

• Officially became EU in 1993 in the Netherlands
• Originally ‘Coal and Steel community’ 1951
• ‘European Economic Community’ 1958
• 28 member states

Question 9

What is the role of the EU?

Answer 9

• Encourage federation and use of customs union and single currency
• Means of transferring labour and capital
• Enhance social, economic and territorial cohesion

Question 10

What is the EU’s superpower status?

Answer 10

• 508 million
• largest value of nuclear weapons (more than US)
• $19.7 trillion GDP (22% of world’s economy)

Question 11

What evidence is there of the EU’s alliance today?

Answer 11

• 751 members of European Parliament

- Proportionate to country’s population

Question 12

IPCC stands for (1) set up in (2) and has every country in the world as a member, (3) are observer members with little influence

Answer 12

1 - International Panel on Climate Change
2 - 1988
3 - 152

Question 13

What is the role of the IPCC?

Answer 13

• Provide information to policy makers
• Does not conduct research
• Policies must be comprehensive, balanced, open and transparent

Question 14

What is the superpower status of the IPCC?

Answer 14

• international decision making

Question 15

What is the evidence of the IPCC alliance today?

Answer 15

• last article included 830 authors from 80 countries selected to contribute
• most recent is 2000 pages

Question 16

When was NAFTA set up and who are its members?

Answer 16

• 1994
• Canada, Mexico and USA
• World’s largest free trade agreement

Question 17

What is the role of NAFTA?

Answer 17

• Encourage economic activity

- Tarrifs phased out

Question 18

When was Anzus set up and who are the members?

Answer 18

1951

New Zealand and US security treaty

Question 19

What is the role of Anzus?

Answer 19

• Military security

Question 20

What is the superpower status of Anzus?

Answer 20

• protection to all member countries

- America is largest superpower

Question 21

Give an example of Anzus in an alliance today

Answer 21

Alliance not acted upon

Question 22

When was NATO set up

Answer 22

Initially 1949 but last added member in 1982

Question 23

What is the role of NATO?

Answer 23

• Unify and strengthen western allies

- Safeguard freedom and security of members

Question 24

What’s the superpower status of NATO?

Answer 24

• Strong military power not political or economic

Question 25

What evidence is there of NATO’s alliance today?

Answer 25

• Active on peace and security internationally

- Military capacity to take crisis management operations alone