EQ3- H,HR&I Flashcards
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Geopolitical intervention
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Exercise of a country’s power in order to influence course of events outside its borders split 4 areas: development aid, trade embargoes, military aid + military action (indirect+ direct)
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Development aid (overseas aid/ Official Development Assistance (ODA)]
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- financial aid given developing countries support long-term development (econ, Soc etc)
- most developed countries+ recorded ODA [by OECD Org Econ Co-op+ Develop] , IGO’s (EU, World Bank) also NGO’s
- aid: 1 country other (MOST) BILATERAL/ thru IGO MULTILATERAL
- 1970 UN General Assembly agreed commit 0.7% GNI (Most+ UK=0.7%) money increased since 1960, ODA % GNI decreased
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Trade embargoes
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- govt/int ban restricts trade w/particular country
- pol tool encourage change policies/ actions
- often response perceived threat int security/ force end HR abuses e.g. 1980s UN embargo oil+ military supplies SA pressurise govt end policy apartheid
- often put in place IGO’s (UN+EU)+ supported members
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Military aid
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- money, weapons, equipment/ expertise to developing countries help protect borders, fight terrorism, combat piracy or drug/ppl trafficking
- also given opposition groups fighting democracy vs authoritarian govt
- 2016 OECD changed definition overseas aid include some military spending 90% militant attacks countries weak govts+ poor HR records (+effect econ development) controversial charities believe reduced money spent= reduced poverty
- e.g. US largest military aid over 150 countries/ yr 2014 gave $1.4bn Egypt partly to fight ISIS
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Military action
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- last resort after embargoes+ diplomatic measures 2 forms:
- direct 2003 USA+ UK among coalition sent troops air strikes Iraq against Suddam Hussein
- indirect providing military+ pol assistance 2017 Br army training Nigerian forced help security county+ fight Islamic militant groups Boko Haram
- may be request country (Mail govt asked Fr help against Islamic militants)+ protect ppl own govt
