6. International Organisations Flashcards
What is NATO
A political and military alliance which promotes security through partnership and cooperation
When was NATO formed
4th of April 1949 to counter the threat of Russia following world war II
How much of the UK’s GDP is spent in NATO
2.3% which signifies the 2nd largest in in NATO and highest in Europe
How many member states does NATO have and who was latest to join
Started with 12 countries
Now 30 member states
North Macedonia in 2020 and Montenegro in 2017
NATO background
Provided security for over 7 decades
40 of which were during the cold war
What new challenges do you think NATO will be facing
Space, Cyber, Hypersonic missiles, AI and ML
Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and and Syria and on its southern border
Rising challenges faced by China
Need to burden share more constructively
NATO current operations
ISAF (beyond NATO borders)
Op Biloxi
Kosovo peace support for ethic minorities
Mediterranean counter-terrorism and illegal migrants/human trafficking
When was the UN formed
24th October 1945
What is the purpose of the UN
To maintain international peace and security and avoid another world war
Provides crisis management and peacekeeping operations
Who is the UN secretary-general
Antonio Guterres (former Portugal prime minister)
How is the UN made up
UN Security council consisting of five permanent members (UK, US, France, Russia and China) each have a veto power
plus a rotating 10 Nations
General assembly with 193 member states
UN passes resolutions to try and maintain international peace and security
What is the European defence initiative
Response to Russians actions in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine to increase US presence in Europe for security purposes
What is the joint expeditionary Force
10 nation Force looking at the high North North Atlantic and Baltic regions
The UK leads the organisation and Iceland was the most recent member to join
Compliments NATO in the region
What is G8
now the G7 and is mainly to do with politics but also discusses topics on a global scale
The most industrialised democratic Nations
Russia was ejected in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea
What is the Geneva convention
Series of international agreements detailing humanitarian law and the law of armed conflict
