HHRI EQ3 Flashcards
(5 cards)
What are the core types of intervention?
Geopolitical interventions aim to address human development and human rights issues by providing:
- Development aid
- Trade embargoes
- Military aid
- Indirect and direct military action
US intervention in Russia
The U.S. announced several rounds of military aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in 2022
Overall aid equates to about $120bn and includes additional advanced rocket systems, artillery systems and ammunition, drones, vehicles, and anti-armour weapons
The military aid aims to help Ukraine defend itself over the long term
Indirect Military Aid:
2017, British army personnel trained Nigerian forces to help them improve the country’s security and fight the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram.
Impact of economic development on enviroment case study - Nigeria.
About 40 million litres of oil are spilled every year across the Niger Delta despite the 10,000s of people employed.
Kenya / Land Grabbing
Land grabbing in Kenya became popular in the 1980s amongst its political elite, to use as a resource for bribes
The land is used for cash crops for export, biofuel crops and the production of renewable energy
- 85% of Kenya’s population relies on agriculture for its livelihood, so land grabbing puts huge pressure on the land and creates tensions between different ethnic groups
Land grabs increase the chance of food insecurity and puts Kenya’s population at risk
