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1
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what resources does the arctic circle contain?

A

1/4 of world’s gas and 1/8th of its oil

2
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what is the TRIPS agreement?

A

Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

international legal agreement between all the member nations of WTO

3
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which country has been accused of violating TRIPS?

A

Thailand

4
Q

where specifically is there a “counterfeit culture”?

A

Bangkok’s Patpong districts

5
Q

what is china’s economic role in Africa focussed on?

A

trade+investment in infrastructure

6
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when did china become Africa’s largest trading partner?

A

2015

7
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is there migration between Africa and china?

A

yes-many sub Saharan African traders now work in chin and over 1million Chinese, mostly labourers or traders, have moved to Africa since 2005.

8
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what are some generic benefits of china’s fdi in Africa?

A

building schools
hospitals
anti malaria+agricultural tech developed

9
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what is the goal of isis?

A

to create an Islamic caliphate (state) in Iraq and Syria, sunni extremist group

10
Q

in Syria, most oil fields are under whose control?

A

rebel groups: isis, nusra front, Kurdish militants

11
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why do isis need oil?

A

as a lucrative source of income for their state-income and operating funds for rebels

12
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in 2013, how much of Europe’s gas came from Russia?

A

30%

13
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how much of Europe’s gas from Russia goes through Ukraine?

A

about 50%

14
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what does the new agreement between Ukraine and the EU include?

A

to extend EU energy law to Ukraine, eliminating ties between ukranian elites and Gazprom (Russian state oil company)

15
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what are boko haram doing?

A

Nigeria: fighting to overthrow existing political system + establish puritanical muslim ruled state.

16
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who is the largest oil producer in Africa and how much oil do they produce?

A

Nigeria: 2.5mill barrels a day

17
Q

what’s an example of Nigeria having large corruption?

A

state owned oil company (NNPC) failed to transfer 20billion USD in proceeds from oil sales to national treasury.

18
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what do the majority of Nigerians live off?

A

2 USD a day

19
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why do groups like boko haram gain power?

A

majority of Nigerians poor and resent corruption of govt-want change.

20
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what did north sudan do in retaliation for the south gaining independence?

A

charged v high rates for oil to be transported (currently only pipeline allowing SS’s oil to be exported is through NS)

21
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what is the (very rough) racial breakdown of sudan?

A

south=black

north=arab

22
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in 2017, what rank in the world was the UK’s defence budget?

A

5th

23
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in 2017 what was the UK’s defence spending?

A

350 billion USD

24
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what are the aspects of defence spending?

A
naval power
nuclear weapons
air power
intelligence services
space exploration