regional io's

Question 1

relevance of regional io’s

Answer 1

regional problem solving rather than state or global is sometimes better
shared norms and opinons among members

Question 2

regionalism and economy

(low- high integration) 5 steps

Answer 2

1. free trade agreement: to lower tarrifs/ trade barriers
2. custom union: free trade area with common external tarrif
3. common/internal market: free movement of goods, services and capital
4. economic union: a common market and far reaching cooperation on economic monetary policy
5. economic and monetary union: common market and currency

Question 3

regionalism and security

Answer 3

1. security community: highly integrated form of collective security cooperation- transatlantic security community
2. collective defense: prevent/defend against an external attack- NATO

Question 4

intergovernmentalism

Answer 4

interaction among states on the basis of sovereign independence
- pooling of sovereignty among states in deciison making- majority voting

Question 5

supranationalism

Answer 5

an authority that’s higher than that of the nation-state and is capable of imposing its will on it
- delegation of sovereignty from states to supranational authority- decisions taken by independent body

Question 6

theories of regionalism (3)

Answer 6

1. federalism
2. functionalism
3. neofunctionalism

Question 7

federalism

Answer 7

regional integration happens in big steps- end point is always a supranational authority

Question 8

functionalism

Answer 8

small/incremental steps towards negotiations- starting from one area, extending to other areas- if its supranational or not depends on the question

Question 9

neo-functionalism

Answer 9

once integration is succesfull in low politics (economy), it will spill over to high politics area (security)

Question 10

OAS (organization of american states)

Answer 10

only pan american regional organization

cuba was exiled but is now a member

Question 11

what is OAS’s mandate?

Answer 11

to strenghten peace and security, promote democracy, ensure the pacific settlement of disputes, eradicate extreme poverty

Question 12

collective defence in OAS

Answer 12

inter- american treaty of reciprocal assistance set up in the rio treaty - was an inspiration for NATO

Question 13

inter american court on HR

Answer 13

takes complaints from individuals

Question 14

ASEAN (association of southeast asian nations) motivation

Answer 14

fear regards to the spread of communism and US military intervention

Question 15

ASEAN objective

Answer 15

regional security and economic development

Question 16

is ASEAN intergovernmental?

Answer 16

yes, there’s little centralized decision-making

Question 17

principles of ASEAN (3)

Answer 17

1. peaceful dispute resolution
2. prevention of competing military alliances
3. common solutions to common problems

Question 18

constructive engagement with myanmar “ASEAN method”

Answer 18

was allowed to join ASEAN- by engaging with it it will be encouraged to change

Question 19

founders of ASEAN (5)

Answer 19

indonesia, singapore, malaysia, philippines, thailand

Question 20

Since 2008, the ASEAN charter…

Answer 20

aims for an international legal personality

Question 21

current forms of cooperation

Answer 21

1. ASEAN + 3 (japan, China, south korea)

2. ASEAN - X (form sub groups if general agreement isn’t reached.)

Question 22

which treaty laid the foundations of NATO?

Answer 22

1947- treaty of dunkirk

Question 23

what did the treaty of dunkirk do?

Answer 23

• france and UK

established a post-war western european security arrangement

Question 24

when was NATO founded?

Answer 24

1949

Question 25

which states founded NATO? (11)

Answer 25

us, uk, canada, benelux countries, france, iceland, denmark, norway, portugal, italy

Question 26

article 5 of NATO

Answer 26

armed attack against one shall be considered an attack against them all

Question 27

invoking article 5

Answer 27

when invoking article 5, the UNSC must be informed and it should be terminated if the UNSC has taken necesssary measures

Question 28

has article 5 ever been invoked?

Answer 28

yes, after 9/11