5- Reigonalism And The EU

Question 1

NAFTA

Answer 1

• canada, mexico, USA
• economic reigonalism
• only free trade no movement likeEU
• bilateral treaty

Question 2

NAFTA Strengths

Answer 2

• trade increased 4% to 376 bil
• lowered prices of goods
• created jobs/ CFR- 200,000 jobs
• added $80 bil to USA GDP

Question 3

NAFTA Weaknesses

Answer 3

• 2018- no deal (talks)
• recent truck protests due to vaccine mandate led to 5.3% loss in value
• undermines wages/safety ie. Mallaquadora workers exploited
• USA manufacturing workers lost 350k jobs as replaced by Mexicans for cheap
• Mexico environment ruined

Question 4

AU - African Union

Answer 4

• all African countries resolve all problem
• united to counter neocolonialism- secur
• only morrocco not part of it

Question 5

AU Strengths

Answer 5

• defend regional sovereignty
• increases socio-economic integration - cultural similarities
• Agenda 2063/blueprint transform AU
• free continental trade- less west reliance
• worlds 11th largest economy - $2263 bilion in trade an $1.5 trillion

Question 6

AU Weaknesses

Answer 6

• Africa has history of internal conflicts ie. Khmer Rouge, ‘Butcher of Uganda, Amin’- 2 mil ppl killed
• foreign dependence - Red Cross/282 million ppl are malnourished
• weak infrastructure - overambitious/60% of all maternal deaths in the world
• internal grievances from govt/corruption - william ruto of kenya

Question 7

Arab League

Answer 7

• 22 memb/Syeia suspended over Al-Bashar- civil war + biological warfare
• N. Africa + middle east
• encourages cooperation- especially after 2011 Arab spring ( democracy)

Question 8

Arab league Strengths

Answer 8

• represent partnership - united against israel
• in 1964 set up ALESCO - cultural group
• Gulf cooperation council 1961
• been for 75 yrs
• combined GDP of $700 bil
• rejected trumps israel- Palestine peace plan/2 state solution

Question 9

Arab League Weaknesses

Answer 9

• cannot solve internal disputes/Yemen led by Saudi
• 2017 - Gulf council when they cut off Qatar for violating 2014 Riyadh Resolution - to isolate Iran/extremism
• couldn’t stop Kuwait invasion by Iraq
• Gulf council has only 6 members

Question 10

ASEAN

Answer 10

• association of southeast asian nations
• 10 members - thailand, indonesia, vietnam etc
• economic and security cooperation council

Question 11

ASEAN Strengths

Answer 11

• famous for keeping peace in an unstable reigon
• 57yrs old
• total GDP is $3.2 trillion

Question 12

ASEAN Weaknesses

Answer 12

• corruption prevalent-singapore 85/100 good but Cambodia 23/100 and thailand 110/180
• uneven social development ie Indonesia 1trillion but Thailand 500 billion
• authortarianism- Mynammar Military coup de etat- 2021 Aug Su Kyi overthrown govt and jailed for 20+yrs