Geopolitical Flashcards
(47 cards)
% of IMF Votes : USA
16.8%
% of IMF Votes :
India
China
India : 1.9%
China : 3.7%
Where are headquarters of IMF and World Bank
Washington
Set up date IMF and World Bank
1944
What does West use debt and iGOs e.g IMF as?
instruments to force developing countries to implement their policies
India and China and NATO
not members
Purpose of NATO
alliance of powerful European + N.American countries which protect security of North Atlantic
promotes democratic values
How many members in NATO
28
GDP per capita: USA
$54,000
When did China complete its first manned mission to space?
2003
USA’s investment in military is greater than what X3 sectors combined
health, energy and environment
What has been happening to US, Indian and Chinese military spending as % of GDP in recent years?
USA : declining
India : plateaued since 2009
China : increased annually since 1997
What arguably stimulated mass increase in Chinese military spending?
collapse of USSR creating distrust in America
Chinese and US military spending as % of GDP
2% - China
4% - USA
What does China have the largest of in terms of its military?
largest active personnel in military in the world
Where is the world’s largest weapons importer? Why is this?
India
due to underdeveloped defence industry
Top 3 ranking countries in terms of weapons exports;
- USA (30%+)
- Russia
- China (5%)
Where does India rank in top 10 weapons exporters
does not rank
What has allowed Nigeria to recently send satellite into orbit?
Chinese finance
What has Sudan recently built in relation to its military? How has it been able to do this?
3 weapons factories
financial assistance from China
What is Beijing doing in the South China Sea, why is this creating tension with the USA?
building artificial islands and building airstrips
other states have claim to South China Sea - looking for US to exert muscle on their behalf
What has China claimed in the South China Sea? Who also claims these?
Spratly islands
lots of countries e.g Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia
Why does China place importance on South China Sea claims?
believed to be vast oil / gas fields beneath
strategic location in busy shipping channel
By building artificial islands and claiming Spratly what is China doing?
ignoring the UN Convention on Law of the Sea
