key concepts nov 1 Flashcards
What are the two major elements of the European union?
Free movement of people and goods
How do tariffs work in the EU?
All have a common tariff, and cannot place tariff on eachother
How many countries are in the EU?
27
Why was the EU created?
To stop civil wars in Europe and the EU has accomplished this.
Who was one of the fathers of the EU?
John Monet
When was the idea of a EU constitution introduced and why did it not work?
2005, France and Netherlands rejected it
What happened in 2008-9 in the EU?
Financial crisis that hurt countries in the eurozone.
What is the difference between Monetary, fiscal, and political unions?
Monetary means they use the same currency, fiscal means they share taxes and budgets, political means the union of different political branches
What type of union is the eurozone?
It is strictly a monetary union
What are examples of countries in the EU but not in the eurozone?
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania
What are the three criteria to joining the eurozone?
- Inflation has to be below 1.5%
- Deficit below 3.5 of GDP
- Debt ratio to GDP 60%
What are the disadvantages to the eurozone?
Cannot control countries if they decide to implement bad economic policies
What happened in 2008-9?
Greece lied about their data to get into the eurozone and tanked the euro.
What does contagion refer to?
The fear that crisis will spread to other countries… when something happens in a neighboring system it spills over to yours.
Give an example of contagion.
In 2008-9 when Greece lied their way into the eurozone, Ireland and Portugal suffered as well.
What affected the stock markets in 2015?
The financial crisis, because if Greece exited the eurozone it would have a domino affect of countries leaving the eurozone.
Who bailed out Greece?
The Troika Group
What is the Schengen area?
It is not the same as the EU, it just means that people do not need a passport to travel to countries in the Schengen area.
Examples of countries in the EU and not in Schengen
Bulgaria and Romania
Examples of countries not in the EU but in Schengen
Switzerland an Norway
Difference between western european growth post ww2 vs today
Very good, golden age post ww2 now growth has slowed and not as wealthy
What is Brexit?
When the UK voted to leave because of rising feelings of nationalism and economic fear
When did the David Cameron referendum happen?
June23 2016
What is Ukip?
Party that stood for UK independence and siphoned off votes from the conservatives.
How does Russia affect europe?
Many countries specifically eastern european countries depend on russia for natural gas. Also depending on where russia attacks it could cause nato to intervene and enforce article 5
What year did the syrian civil war start?
2015
Who were the three groups in the syrian civil war?
The Asad group, Free syrian army, and radical rebels
What type of dictatorship does the Assad family run?
Family dictatorship
What caused the syrian civil war?
The standard of living declined and water shortages happened. Assad brutually opposed protest in spring 2011
What province in Syria was the first to have a protest/ water shortage?
Dara Province
What is the difference between the assad group, free syrian army, and radical rebels?
The assad group is the soldiers working for the family, the free syrian group was backed by the US and the radical rebels were basically terrorists
What was the act that was the catalyst for the Tunisian revolution?
A street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi who set himself on fire.
Who was Ben Ali?
A long lasting Tunisian president who was overthrown
Where did Ben Ali flee too?
Saudi Arabia
Who did Egypt overthrow in 2011?
President Mubarak
Who was the next president in egypt after the resignation of one in 2011?
President Morsi
What happened to eygpts 2012 president?
He ended up being charged with inciting deadly violence
Who is the current president of egypt?
El-sisi since 2014
What does it mean for a military to be patrimonial?
It means that it is controlled around an individual, they have informal networks, lack rules and formal institutionalism, often has corruption and nepotism
What does it mean for a military to be institutionalized?
Formal institutions, professionalism, civillian control and rule of law
What was the name of the article eva bellin wrote?
Reconsidering the Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East
