Fuck It Flashcards by Charlie Lattimore

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USA 2015

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37% Global military spending
GDPpc $53000
16/20 top global unis

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Soft Power Aspects

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History
Culture
Diplomacy

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Hard Power Aspects

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Military
Economy

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US military examples

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Removed Saddam 2003 (Iraq)
1991 Gulf War
Afghanistan 2001
War on Terror

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Post War political power examples

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USA containment
UK Commonwealth aid
(Caribbean development)

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Post War Independence Conflicts

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Rhodesia Guerilla War
IRA
Malaya communist insurrection

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2010 China Imports

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80% African Mineral Products

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MINTs

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Mexico
Indonesia
Nigeria
Turkey

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BRICs main influences

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Commodity trade
Military expenditure
GG emissions

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G20 main influences

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Long run financial action
Unilateral action
Upward climate progress

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G20 climate action

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$1.1T ‘green stimulus package’
Remove FF subsidies

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FDR 1945 council

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The Four Policemen
UK, US, USSR, China
Responsible for guaranteeing peace

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Syria 2015/16

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Humanitarian Crisis
UK + US aid
UK $1.5b pledge

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UN Security Council

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Authorise conflict resolution
Sanctions
Insist on ICJ
2016, 16 peacekeeping missions

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International Court of Justice

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Nine Judges
Hague
Resolves legal + political disputes of UN member states

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UN problems

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Relations between permanent members
China abstinence
Poor engagement

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Military alliances

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NATO
ANZUS

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2014 CO2 Leaders

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China - 9.7B tonnes
US - 5.6B tonnes

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2010 Oil Spill

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Deepwater Horizon Rig
450m litres
Gulf of Mexico

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Commodity water requirements

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15000 litres per kilo of beef
1250 liters per kilo of wheat

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Agriculture emission profile

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8-18% of GG emissions

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Superpower environmental degredation

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Landscape scarring
Fossil Fuels
Deforestation
Oil

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Rare Earth elements

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Generation worth $4b annually
Reliant companies worth $5b
China produces 85%

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Rare Earth pollution

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One tonne can produce 2000 tonnes of toxic waste
Carcinogenic water products

Climate Change 'Tragedy of the Commons'

All countries benefit from reducing in long run Countries lose out in the short run by initiating GG reduction Other nations free ride on benefits