ETVT regional organizations have been successful in reducing conflict poverty and promoting HR

Question 1

for - reducing conflict

Answer 1

intergovernmental regional bodies reduce conflict via deep integration economically which reduces likelihood of conflict as it is costly
EU has ECB and connects 35 member states EU coal and steel helped bind France and Germany together who are past rivals from ww11
AU- AMISOM in somalia and reduced conflict through peace and sec council
sanction, mediatre, deploy
liberal perspective of globalization
ASEAN and South china sea dispute
consensus based diplomacy

Question 2

against - reducing conflict

Answer 2

nato and Russian aggression
Russian annexation of Crimea
russia and ukraine wr is still ongloing
AU and AL have condemned Israel and condemn settlements and attacks view Palestine as a sovereign state
Madleen and greta
AL Syrian civil war- dropped syria but can’t resolve issues because of disagreements within Qatar vs Egypt t and Nigeria
realists perspective of self interest

Question 3

for -reducing poverty

Answer 3

EU - reduced poverty through SCF structural and cohesion fund invested 367 bill in 2014-2022
infra asian free trade agreements- 800 bill in 2022
RCEP regional compreemsive economic partnership - increased trade by 10.4% reduce reduced poverty rate in Cambodia 50 to 20% poverty
AU and NEPAD food security for farmers and sustainable ec growth eg rwanda 5% annual ec growth
ACFTA lifted 30 mill out of poverty by 2035- WB

Question 4

against- reducing poverty

Answer 4

2008 greek financial crisis ECB EU and IMF all imposed harsh austerity measures 35% poverty and youth unemployment 50%
ACFTA and NEPAD new partnership for Africas development
limited infrastructure and poor market access
ASEAN- challenges in equal benefits GDP disparities in Myanmar and LAOS
only 17% of Africas roads are paved so stopped from getting to poorest areas

Question 5

promoting hr for

Answer 5

member states don’t want to loose economic benefits so abide by HR too
EU ECHR ECJ fundamental charter on HR and is legally binding
factorage case 1990/ Hungary stop Soros preventing aid to asylum seekers
AU- African charter on HR
ASEAN- inrernational comission on hr

Question 6

against - HR

Answer 6

lack binding agreements
AL mixed record on HR syria and Yemen
AU principle of non interference Sudan and ethiopia
Asean non binding rohingya muslim in myanmar