Quiz 1: Flashcards
Types of content - G7 mandate and list of countries - G20 mandate and list of countries - U.N mandate - U.N Security council mandate (permant and non-permanent members) - Political spectrum slides 1-13 (ends with a list of left and right wing ideas)
G7 Mandate:
A group that discusses global economic issues and international security
G20 Mandate:
A group that studies and reviews policy issues in industrialized countries
What is the UN (mandate)
The U.N is an organization of 193 countries that work together to protect human rights, give humanitarian aid, climate action, and support sustainable development.
What is the UN Security Council?
The security council is meant to maintain international peace and security, through political and military means. 15 members, only 5 of them are permanent.
G7 List of Members:
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- U.K
- U.S
G20 List of Members:
- U.S
- Australia
- Canada
- Saudi Arabia
- India
- Russia
- South Africa
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Mexico
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- U.K
- China
- Indonesia
- Japan
- South Korea
Non Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
- Algeria
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Japan
- Malta
- Mozambique
- South Korea
- Sierra Leone
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
- China
- Russia
- U.K
- France
- America
Meaning of veto power?
Shuts down a vote/discussion
Ex: April 2024 U.S vetoes having a new member on the security council
What is NATO
Established 1949 to guarantee freedom of security of its members through political and military means. It was made to be a counter to Soviet Russia in the cold war.
What special power do the permanent members of the UN Security Council have?
Veto power
How many members in NATO
32
Newest member of NATO
Sweden in 2024
Why do Austria, Ireland, and Switzerland, not want to be part of NATO
Their constitutions have neutrality written into their military issues
Country waiting for approval to be part of NATO?
Ukraine
