Fuck It Flashcards by Charlie Lattimore | Brainscape

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USA 2015

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37% Global military spending
GDPpc $53000
16/20 top global unis

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Soft Power Aspects

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History
Culture
Diplomacy

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Hard Power Aspects

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Military
Economy

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US military examples

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Removed Saddam 2003 (Iraq)
1991 Gulf War
Afghanistan 2001
War on Terror

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Post War political power examples

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USA containment
UK Commonwealth aid
(Caribbean development)

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Post War Independence Conflicts

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Rhodesia Guerilla War
IRA
Malaya communist insurrection

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2010 China Imports

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80% African Mineral Products

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MINTs

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Mexico
Indonesia
Nigeria
Turkey

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BRICs main influences

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Commodity trade
Military expenditure
GG emissions

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G20 main influences

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Long run financial action
Unilateral action
Upward climate progress

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G20 climate action

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$1.1T ‘green stimulus package’
Remove FF subsidies

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FDR 1945 council

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The Four Policemen
UK, US, USSR, China
Responsible for guaranteeing peace

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Syria 2015/16

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Humanitarian Crisis
UK + US aid
UK $1.5b pledge

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UN Security Council

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Authorise conflict resolution
Sanctions
Insist on ICJ
2016, 16 peacekeeping missions

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International Court of Justice

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Nine Judges
Hague
Resolves legal + political disputes of UN member states

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UN problems

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Relations between permanent members
China abstinence
Poor engagement

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Military alliances

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NATO
ANZUS

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2014 CO2 Leaders

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China - 9.7B tonnes
US - 5.6B tonnes

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2010 Oil Spill

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Deepwater Horizon Rig
450m litres
Gulf of Mexico

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Commodity water requirements

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15000 litres per kilo of beef
1250 liters per kilo of wheat

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Agriculture emission profile

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8-18% of GG emissions

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Superpower environmental degredation

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Landscape scarring
Fossil Fuels
Deforestation
Oil

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Rare Earth elements

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Generation worth $4b annually
Reliant companies worth $5b
China produces 85%

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Rare Earth pollution

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One tonne can produce 2000 tonnes of toxic waste
Carcinogenic water products

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Climate Change ‘Tragedy of the Commons’

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All countries benefit from reducing in long run
Countries lose out in the short run by initiating GG reduction
Other nations free ride on benefits

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