USA international influence Flashcards
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Military influence examples
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- US spent 643 billion on its military in 2018
- 2nd largest nuclear cache in the world, the only country to use nuclear weapons in warfare
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Military Balance example
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Russia has more nuclear weapons than the USA
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Economy example
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- US economy produces around one quarter of the worlds wealth ($17.97 trillion in 2015)
- US provides the greatest amount of financial aid in the world (around 0.2 of its GDP)
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Economy balance
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China’s economy is set to overtake the US’s soon
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UN example
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- US is one of 5 permanent members, meaning they have permanent influence on national security
- US contributes over 20% of the funding
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UN balance
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Russia and China often veto resolutions that the US favours, e.g Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Syria over alleged use of chemical weapons in 2017
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NATO example
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- The US spends almost double the required GDP on NATO which gives them influence
- They are the most important member as they provide the most funding and protection to other countries
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NATO balance
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In 2020, Trump accused other countries such as Germany for not paying enough into NATO, placing doubt over the future of NATO
