Factors involved in maintaining stability Flashcards
Economic Instability
- Weimar Germany
- Fascist Italy was stable
- Chavezista Regime in Venezuela
Coercion
Kasserine
Ukraine
North Korea
Lack of Media Freedom
Venezuela: Under Chavez, Newspapers were not given the access to enough dollars to purchase paper, as the government restricts the flux of dollars through currency exchange control.
Venezuela: Media owners rebelled against the mandate, as a result he used the Supreme Court to impose fines of millions of dollars. The near annihilation of the press is one of the many reasons for the discontent & unstable climate of Venezuela today.
Religion and Ethnicity
> Catholics in Northern Ireland disregard the legitimacy of The NI Parliament, referring to Northern Ireland as Ulster.
Shia Muslims in Bahria make up the masses, but are severely under represented by the Sunni Government.
> In the USA there exists 50 separate states under the Federalist system, all with their own diverse cultures and ethnicities. This being said the US has managed to stay together for over 200 years (except the Civil War for 3 years), where the legitimacy of the Federal government was undermined in the Separatist States.
> In modern China there is a similar scenario, where several different ethnicities such as Han, Uyghurs, Tibetans and Yao people all exist under the Chinese government.
> In the USSR, the diverse cultures and religious ideals of the people of Ukraine, the Baltic States, the Chechen and Turkmen people were all held together for over 75 years.
War and violence
> World War One lead to the abolition of three Empires- The Russian, the Ottoman Empire, the German Empire, and the Austrian Hungarian Empire.
The Civil war in Syria has led to opponents such as ISIS disregarding the legitimacy of the State.
> Violent expansion into Ukraine from Russia has increased Putin’s approval ratings to over 80%
Foreign Intervention
> David Cameron prosecuted an “opportunistic policy of regime change” during Western Intervention in the Libyan uprising of 2011, which fuelled chaos and led to the long term spread of IS in North Africa (According to a Parliamentary Report).
> Gaddafi’s regime was annihilated due to the fuelling of the rebel’s view of him being an illegitimate regime.
> North Korea. They have continuously relied on the threat of invasion or dismantling from the USA as a means of garnering support. They use this in order to promise protection against this ‘imminent threat’.
Lack of Representation
> 2016 US election; Hillary Clinton won 2 million more votes than Trump, yet Trump won the Electoral College. This lead to many DUMB FEMINISTS disregarding Trump’s legitimacy under the “Not my President” movement.
> Only 42% voted Conservative in 2017, yet they are forming the government.
Cronyism and Inequality
- Tunisia
- Russia
- South Africa
