power, borders and conflicts

Question 1

How many new countries have been formed Eastern Europe and Central Asia due to the break up of the USSR

Answer 1

15

Question 2

Define State

Answer 2

Refers to an area of land, of an independent country, with well defined boundaries, within which there is a politically organised body of people under a single government.

Question 3

What Characteristics does a state have?

Answer 3

Defined territory, Sovereignty, Government recognised by other states, capacity to engage in formal relations with other states, Independence- self governing.

Question 4

What does the term State Apparatus refer to?

Answer 4

The set of institutions and organisations through which state power is achieved.

Question 5

What countries are in the G7

Answer 5

Canada, USA, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Japan

Question 6

How is the degree of resilience measured?

Answer 6

FFP (Fund for Peace) Fragile states index

Question 7

What does the Fragile state index take into account

Answer 7

Social, economic, political and militant

Question 8

Name the three Cohesion indicators for the FSI

Answer 8

Security apparatus, factionalised elites, and Group Grievance.

Question 9

Name the three economic indicators for the FSI

Answer 9

Economic decline, uneven economic development, human flight and brain drain

Question 10

Name the three political indicators for the FSI

Answer 10

State legitimacy, public service, human rights and rule of law

Question 11

Name the three social indicators for the FSI

Answer 11

Demographic pressure, refugees and IDPs, external intervention

Question 12

What does the term Nation refer to?

Answer 12

A large group of people with strong bonds of identity- they’re united by a shared decent history, traditions, culture and language. Example- Kurds in South West Asia.

Question 13

What is a nation-state

Answer 13

A nation that has an independent state of its own, it has sovereignty over a single nation.

Question 14

What is sovereignty?

Answer 14

The absolute authority which independent states exercise in the government of the land and people in their territories.

Question 15

What is internal sovereignty.

Answer 15

A state has exclusive authority which its bounded territory and no other state can intervene in its domestic politics

Question 16

What is external sovereignty

Answer 16

A state cannot simply proclaim sovereignty, there has to be mutual recognition among other sovereign states. This ensures its territorial integrity and enables it to enter into international relations with other states.

Question 17

What is territorial integrity?

Answer 17

States exercise their sovereignty within a specific territory, the boundaries of which have been established by international law.

Question 18

Definition of “Ethnic”

Answer 18

Any influence pertaining to race- Hutu and Tutsi genocide in Rwanda

Question 19

Define “Dispora”

Answer 19

The dispersion or spread of any people- Jews from Israel

Question 20

Define “Separatism”

Answer 20

When a group demand independence of some degree of autonomy

Question 21

Define “Regionalism”

Answer 21

In some countries, people feel that regions should have more power whilst remaining part of the whole. E.g. Scottish parliament

Question 22

What is a norm?

Answer 22

Norms are derived from moral principles, customs and behaviour which have developed over time throughout the world. They are embedded in international law to be upheld by state governments and their citizens. They are set out in the Charter of the United Nations

Question 23

What is Intervention

Answer 23

Actions of international organisations in resolving conflicts or humanitarian crisis raising from challenged to sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Question 24

Give some examples of intervention

Answer 24

Economic sanctions, military interventions, missions of regional organisations e.g. NATO, Humanitarian assistance by Civil society organisations e.g. NGOs

Question 25

When is intervention deemed necessary?

Answer 25

A state government is failing to protect its citizens from violations of human rights. Direct act of aggressiveness by another state, perhaps over territorial claims.

Question 26

Why is intervention controversial?

Answer 26

Sovereignty is undermined by the act of intervention even though sanctioned by the UN Security council.

Question 27

What is Geopolitics?

Answer 27

Geopolitics involves the global balance of political power and international relations