Alliances revision

Question 1

what are the 4 different alliances in their categories

Answer 1

military- NATO (north Atlantic treaty organisation)
economic- NAFTA (north American free trade agreement)
environmental- IPCC (international panel on climate change)
UN- UN security council- peacekeeping missions

Question 2

what are the two aims of NATO?

Answer 2

• to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means
• to promote democratic values and prevent conflict through the peaceful resolution of disputes

Question 3

how does NATO ensure geopolitical stability?

Answer 3

• their shared strategic interest of keeping the west together against the soviet threat, shared ideologies, no conflicts in interests
• they transformed europe after the war from one that was divided to one that is free and at peace, geopolitical stability through encouraging peace

Question 4

what are the aims of NAFTA?

Answer 4

• to eliminate any barriers to trade between the three countries and boost trade/prosperity, eliminate tariffs
• they establish procedures to resolve trade disputes, US moving to Mexico creating unemployment

Question 5

how does NAFTA ensure geopolitical stability?

Answer 5

• more interdependent economies in car manufacturing parts are found in all 3 countries and so this reduces their reliance on Japanese imports, they work together to promote development
• fostering a neutral environment to address shared challenges and promote peace

Question 6

what are the aims of the IPCC?

Answer 6

• through their scientific research they can raise awareness of the growing issues
• to provide key input for international climate change negotiations through their comprehensive scientific reports

Question 7

how does the IPCC ensure geopolitical stability?

Answer 7

• they have allowed for governments to work together and co-operate in solving the issue of climate change, shared interests, paris agreement
• through climate change being addressed through their comprehensive scientific reports it would lead to fewer environmental refugees meaning more peace and less unrest

Question 8

what are the aims of the un security council- peacekeeping missions

Answer 8

• help to monitor and diffuse tensions between groups, promote peace and security
• helps host countries to become more resilient to conflict, by addressing root causes of conflict

Question 9

how do peacekeeping missions ensure geopolitical stability?

Answer 9

• through their efforts in ensuring global peace it means that groups are less likely to respond in an agressive way, less unrest
• through helping innocent people and refugees as seen in the sudanese crisis through setting up refugee camps it ensured geopolitical stability through minimising the conflict that could arise through the movement of people