superpowers

Question 1

what is a superpower

Answer 1

a country or group of countries with global influence an power, they have economic, cultural, military, and geo-political influence

Question 2

soft power vs hard power

Answer 2

soft: power arising from political values, culture, foreign policies
hard: military and economic power

Question 3

three systems

Answer 3

imperialits, capitalist, communist

Question 4

what is neocolonialism

Answer 4

strategic alliances, aid, TNCs, terms of trade, debt repayments, debt relief schemes, structural adjustment policies

Question 5

What is the modernisation theory

Answer 5

WW rostow 1960s
trad society- mechanical agriculture-industrial revolution- age of mass consumption

Question 6

what is the dependency theory

Answer 6

A. G frank
ythe periphery of the world is locked into a cycle of exporting primary goods
no movemnt between sections

Question 7

what is the world systems theory

Answer 7

wallerstein
core regions drive the world economy and peripheral areas rely on core regions to exploit their raw materials
some movement between sections

Question 8

positives and negatives of IGOs

Answer 8

positives: encourage international cooperation, provide platfrom for large scale global issues, adress security, economic, and development issues
negatives: bias towards rich countries, small countries unrepresented, tend to ignore protectionism of trade blocs

Question 9

what is the kyoto protocol

Answer 9

1992
international treaty extending the 1992 UN framework convention on climate change, legally binding commitmenyts to reduce Co2

Question 10

what is the helsinki protocol

Answer 10

1985
protocol of reduction of sulphur emissions aimed for 30% reduction by 1993

Question 11

the arctic

Answer 11

4million inhabitants, 30% of worlds unidcovered gas, 13% of oil resources,

Question 12

what is counterfeiting

Answer 12

manufacturing or distribution of goods under someone else’s name and without permission