Power and Developments Flashcards
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US hard power
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- ## US imposed 1,599 sanctions on Iran due to their nuclear weapons and put 140 sanctions on China 2010-2020
2
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China hard power
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- 2024 spent 7.2% overall GDP on defence
- 2022, Zambia exports 20% of metals to china
3
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Russia hard power
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- Russia and US have 90% global nuclear weapons
- 2022, 850,000 ground forces vs Ukraine only 200,000
4
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US soft power
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- Americanisation
- American cultural HRs beliefs of liberalism
5
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China soft power
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- Chinese new year= cultural influence
- favour collective rights
- great firewall in china= shapes interpretations of events like Russia invasion= disinformation
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UK soft power
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- UK and Libya bilateral agreement to rebuild Libya but UK was ‘holding the pen’= more power
7
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diplomatic soft power examples
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- regional cooperation- NATO, EU, NAFTA
- Paris Climate Agreement 2015= near 200 states
8
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types of hard power
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economic
military
9
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types of soft power
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cultural
diplomatic
10
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define structural power
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refers to the ability of a state or entity to shape the global political and economic system
11
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disadv of soft power
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- perspective of each nation differs
- misinformation of social media e.g. Turkey would join EU
= influence BREXIT votes - MNCs can decrease cultural diversity
12
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disadv hard power
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- tends to aggressive or coercive e.g. sanctions from US to Iran
13
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describe Billiard Model
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- explains realism anarchy= balls are the sovereign states that are hard to break through to clearly define borders e.g. USA
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escribe Cobweb Model
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