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Geopolitical Flashcards

1
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% of IMF Votes : USA

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16.8%

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2
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% of IMF Votes :

India
China

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India : 1.9%

China : 3.7%

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3
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Where are headquarters of IMF and World Bank

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Washington

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4
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Set up date IMF and World Bank

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1944

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5
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What does West use debt and iGOs e.g IMF as?

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instruments to force developing countries to implement their policies

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6
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India and China and NATO

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not members

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7
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Purpose of NATO

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alliance of powerful European + N.American countries which protect security of North Atlantic

promotes democratic values

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8
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How many members in NATO

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28

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9
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GDP per capita: USA

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$54,000

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10
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When did China complete its first manned mission to space?

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2003

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11
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USA’s investment in military is greater than what X3 sectors combined

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health, energy and environment

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12
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What has been happening to US, Indian and Chinese military spending as % of GDP in recent years?

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USA : declining

India : plateaued since 2009

China : increased annually since 1997

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13
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What arguably stimulated mass increase in Chinese military spending?

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collapse of USSR creating distrust in America

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14
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Chinese and US military spending as % of GDP

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2% - China

4% - USA

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15
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What does China have the largest of in terms of its military?

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largest active personnel in military in the world

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16
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Where is the world’s largest weapons importer? Why is this?

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India

due to underdeveloped defence industry

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17
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Top 3 ranking countries in terms of weapons exports;

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  1. USA (30%+)
  2. Russia
  3. China (5%)
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18
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Where does India rank in top 10 weapons exporters

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does not rank

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19
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What has allowed Nigeria to recently send satellite into orbit?

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Chinese finance

20
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What has Sudan recently built in relation to its military? How has it been able to do this?

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3 weapons factories

financial assistance from China

21
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What is Beijing doing in the South China Sea, why is this creating tension with the USA?

A

building artificial islands and building airstrips

other states have claim to South China Sea - looking for US to exert muscle on their behalf

22
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What has China claimed in the South China Sea? Who also claims these?

A

Spratly islands

lots of countries e.g Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia

23
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Why does China place importance on South China Sea claims?

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believed to be vast oil / gas fields beneath

strategic location in busy shipping channel

24
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By building artificial islands and claiming Spratly what is China doing?

A

ignoring the UN Convention on Law of the Sea

25
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Which viewpoint argues that China may need to develop a blue-water navy to ensure its economy is not strangled by blockades?

A

Guardian, View 5

26
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Which viewpoint argues that China’s military expansion is at risk of being perceived as expansionist and aggressive by neighbours?

A

Guardian, View 5

27
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Foreign aid is used by the west in order to…

A

cement political clout

buy strong political cooperation

strengthen allies

reduce dominance of competitors
e.g financing India’s military to reduce China’s dominance in Asia

28
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What type of advantage does China have over India?

A

“first mover advantage”

China has built up transnational empire of resources

29
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Why are India’s neighbours not advantageous to the country’s development?

A

Either hostile (e.g. Pakistan)

or underdeveloped (e.g Nepal)

or competitors (e.g China)

30
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How are ageing populations and geopolitics related?

A

Some e.g Global Trends 2030 have suggested that in the future there may be some form of ‘geriatric peace’

31
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Position in top 10 weapons producers;
India
China

A

India - not in top 10

China - 3rd

32
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What % of global weapon exports

A

5%

33
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USA % of global weapon exports

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30%

34
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Since when has India’s military expansion plateaued?

A

2009

35
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What has Sudan built in terms of military with assistance from China?

A

3 weapons factories

36
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What has China helped Pakistan in terms of military to foster?

A

nuclear power and ballistic missiles

37
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How many Chinese businesses operating in Africa?

A

800,000

38
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What is limiting India’s ability to exert hard power? X2

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  • limited military capacity

- limited positions within IGOs

39
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Where has China begun building airstrips on atolls?

A

Spratly islands

40
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What is a transboundary river between China and India? Who has the upper stream and thus greater control?

A

Bhramaputra

China has the ability to build dams and reduce India’s downstream flows

41
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What is China doing in the South China Sea?

What does USA claim?

A

building artificial islands
claiming Spratly islands
begun building airstrips

USA claims China has reclaimed 3200 acres of land

42
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What convention is China breaking in the South China Sea?

A

UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

43
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What has China done to prevent the rise of India as a regional and global power?

What has this resulted in?

A

opposed India’s participation in certain regional / global forums

resulted in tension to the extent that no more BRIC summits are being held
= cannot even communicate in multi-lateral setting

44
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Who has the greatest nuclear capacity in Asia?

A

China

45
Q

Number of nuclear arsenals;

  • China
  • India
  • USA
A

China : 250

India : 90-100

USA : 7,200

46
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Where does the USA currently rank in nuclear capacity?

A

2nd behind Russia

47
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What will the convergence of military spending mean for the USA’s position as a political leader

A

convergence will increase

USAs ability to depend on historical alliance partnerships will diminish

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