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What is a superpower?
Nation which has the ability to project its influence around the world
-Large economy enables nation to control trade, invest in itself
-Large and strong military allows it to invade and act as a threat
-Strong political system
-Culture
-Physical resources
-Human resources
What is hard power?
Military and direct political intervention
What is World systems theory?
Identifies core, periphery and semi-periphery
Core exploit periphery countries
What is soft power?
Using social, political and economic influence
What is the Mackinder’s Geo strategic location theory?
Classified region of Eurasia as Heartland and claimed whoever possesses it will have power as they would control large amount of physical resources
What is Rostow’s modernisation theory?
Traditional society - primary
Preconditions for take off - demand, trade, exports, FDI
Take off - manufacturing, industrialisation
Drive to maturity - growing economy drives bore industries, investment
High mass consumption - capitalistic, consumerism
What is Frank’s dependency theory
Developing countries remain poor because they are exploited by richer, developed nations through an unequal global economic system
What is neocolonialism?
Indirect control of developing countries by powerful nations through economic, political, or cultural pressures
What is capitalism?
Economic system where trade, industry, and resources are privately owned and operated for profit in a competitive market
What is communism?
Economic system where property and resources are collectively owned, aiming for a classless society with equal distribution of wealth
What is the World Bank and IMF?
Provides loans to developing countries - can’t repay so have to agree to SAPs forcing them to open up their market and privatise their companies
What is the WTO?
Ensure free global trade and opportunities are equal for all countries
Why are TNCs more important than some IGOs?
Economies of scale has allowed them to reduce their costs and out-compete their
smaller competitors
Ability of to borrow money has allowed them to invest in new technology
Move towards capitalism across the world has opened up more opportunities
for them
Have influence over global culture
What is the UN security council?
Arguably the most powerful IGO in the world can enforce sanctions, military forces, UN peacekeeping force
What is the International Court of Justice?
Settles disputes between different UN member states
Aims to achieve geopolitical stability and hold governments
accountable for actions against the welfare and human rights
UN climate change conference
Montreal protocol - stop use of CFCs
Kyoto protocol - reduce GHG emissions
Paris agreement -
Environmental alliances?
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
