challenges to sovereignty that can lead to conflict
unjust treatment of ppl or limited citizen representation of some groups politically, competition for resources, separatism, gov not protecting ppl from human right violations, ethnic or belief conflict, government fails to provide basic needs
what does the global peace index measure
level of security in a society, number of conflicts, degree of militarisation
what does the UN aim to do in regulating conflict
achieve worldwide peace and security, develop good relations between nations, foster co-operation among nations
how the UN maintains international peace and security
disarmament, following international law, delivering aid, promoting sustainable dev, settling disputes, counter-terrorism, making treaties
NATO peacekeeping politically
promotes democratic values, encourages cooperation on defence and security
NATO peacekeeping militarily
try not to get to military point, has military capacity to deal with crises
EU foreign affairs and security policy
preserve peace and security, promote inter-coop, consolidate respect of rights and democracy
EU common security and defence policy
disarmament, humanitarian, military assistance, conflict prevention, crisis managing
European neighbour policy
EU aims to cooperate with neighbouring states
NGOs dealing with conflict
cooperate with govs and global institutions, humanitarian relief, healthcare, education, resources, Red Cross, Oxfam
treaties regulating conflict
international agreement between two or more states or orgs, by signing it becomes bound by inter law
laws regulating conflict
international law defines responsibilities of states and regulates conflict over global commons
international law
body of law that governs international relations between states and nations
global commons
earth’s shared natural resources like ocean and atm
role of flows of people, money and ideas in geopolitical intervention
work of organisations involves flow of people and money for aid (can reach thousands of staff and billions of $), ideas exchange for effective intervention in meetings and planning, technology used for satellite imagery and international databases or social network
