Territorial tension and conflicts mostly CS - SUPERPOWERS

Question 1

Blue water navy

Answer 1

A Marine force capable of carrying out operations in the sea

Question 2

South China Sea-Case study part 1

Answer 2

• China want to maintain territorial claims that the south chine sea is Chinese territory which conflict with claims of several neighbouring countries that follow UNCLOS agreement.
• disputed between china, Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunie, Malaysia, Vietnam and recently India. The border line clearly overlaps five other countries
• It is a major shipping route and home to rich fishing grounds and
• Goes against UN and international law
• China created an artificial island built on a reef for military bases to claim territorial areas within the South China Sea
• Estimated 11 billion barrels of oil and 190 trillion feet of Natural gas buried under the sea
• 10% of worlds fisheries
• 30% of global shipping passes

Question 3

South China Sea case study notes part 2

Answer 3

• The Spratly islands are remote islands claimed by china, Vietnam, Malaysia and philippines
• Cabbage strategy is used by China where they surround islands with boats to protect territory
• As more Military bases set up on the fake islands they can supply more
• they take part in UN peacekeeping missions but is major actions are focused on supporting its economy
• Vietnam - banned the barbie film as it continued a map of the nine dahs line which is a map referencing chinas territory of the South China Sea

Question 4

Russia- Ukraine case study

Answer 4

• Eastern European countries joined the EU and similalr moves by Georgia and Ukraine Angers russia leading to Russian invasions in parts of Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014
• Ukraine held protest in 2014 which wanted the topple the current president.
• Rebels carved out two weak peoples republics where death penalty and conversion camps were restores
• it has killed more than 13,000 and displaced millions
• Ukraine has bought weapons and boosted its economic development
• Russia is doing this to escalate distracting the public from domestic problems and boost Putins popularity