EQ3 Flashcards
what resources does the arctic circle contain?
1/4 of world’s gas and 1/8th of its oil
what is the TRIPS agreement?
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
international legal agreement between all the member nations of WTO
which country has been accused of violating TRIPS?
Thailand
where specifically is there a “counterfeit culture”?
Bangkok’s Patpong districts
what is china’s economic role in Africa focussed on?
trade+investment in infrastructure
when did china become Africa’s largest trading partner?
2015
is there migration between Africa and china?
yes-many sub Saharan African traders now work in chin and over 1million Chinese, mostly labourers or traders, have moved to Africa since 2005.
what are some generic benefits of china’s fdi in Africa?
building schools
hospitals
anti malaria+agricultural tech developed
what is the goal of isis?
to create an Islamic caliphate (state) in Iraq and Syria, sunni extremist group
in Syria, most oil fields are under whose control?
rebel groups: isis, nusra front, Kurdish militants
why do isis need oil?
as a lucrative source of income for their state-income and operating funds for rebels
in 2013, how much of Europe’s gas came from Russia?
30%
how much of Europe’s gas from Russia goes through Ukraine?
about 50%
what does the new agreement between Ukraine and the EU include?
to extend EU energy law to Ukraine, eliminating ties between ukranian elites and Gazprom (Russian state oil company)
what are boko haram doing?
Nigeria: fighting to overthrow existing political system + establish puritanical muslim ruled state.
who is the largest oil producer in Africa and how much oil do they produce?
Nigeria: 2.5mill barrels a day
what’s an example of Nigeria having large corruption?
state owned oil company (NNPC) failed to transfer 20billion USD in proceeds from oil sales to national treasury.
what do the majority of Nigerians live off?
2 USD a day
why do groups like boko haram gain power?
majority of Nigerians poor and resent corruption of govt-want change.
what did north sudan do in retaliation for the south gaining independence?
charged v high rates for oil to be transported (currently only pipeline allowing SS’s oil to be exported is through NS)
what is the (very rough) racial breakdown of sudan?
south=black
north=arab
in 2017, what rank in the world was the UK’s defence budget?
5th
in 2017 what was the UK’s defence spending?
350 billion USD
what are the aspects of defence spending?
naval power nuclear weapons air power intelligence services space exploration
