ETVT regional orgs other than the EU have been successful and that it will lead to further integration

Question 1

sections

Answer 1

political HR
economic
security

Question 2

for- economic

Answer 2

Asian free trade agreement - 800 billion
reducing barriers such as tariffs
regional comprehensive economic partnership - 10.4%
Africas regional free trade area- 45/55 countries increase by 50%
offeres protection for smaller countries
Arab free trade area- Jordan 300%

Question 3

against- economic

Answer 3

hard to reduce barriers and increase free trade as there are disparities between asian nations
for example GDP disparities in Asia myanmar and LAOS
indonesia and thailand
populism trump NAFTA - UMSCA
EU- ECB giving up sovereignty
populism

Question 4

for - political unity

Answer 4

AU- UNISOM in somalia
NOUKACHOTT - SAHEL against terrorism

Question 5

no- politcal union

Answer 5

AL - consensus based and disagreements between 22 members
syria 2011
ASEAN non interference principle
Rohingyas and myanmar - thailand and Indonesia want to get involved but Cambodia doesn’t
weak enforcement mechanisms

Question 6

for - HR

Answer 6

Africa charter on human rights and African negotiations on cc
liberal values
ASEAN int commission on HR
cop 26 funding
ARAB and Palestine

Question 7

HR- AGAINST

Answer 7

AL - sudan non verbal
ASEAN- south China sea permanent court of arbitration - condemned and said Philippines had rule over it but this failed due to weak enforcement of ASEAN
internal disagreements
intergovernmental vs supranational
ASEAN and AL are built on non interference principle

Question 8

conflicting geopolitical alliances which make supranationalism even less likely

Answer 8

qatar alliance with Iran
saudi is with the United States who is against Iran
vietnam with us
cambodia ties with china