UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - KOSOVO 2008 Correct Answer Kosovo was a province of Serbia
Muslim Albanians are 90% of population
Wanted to separate from
... [Show More] Serbia - claimed persecution by Serbia Unilaterally declared independence
International Court of Justice upheld their decision
Themes: hard power, human rights, ethnicity, terrorism, IGOs, international law, nation state, sovereignty
UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - CRIMEA, UKRAINE 2014 Correct Answer Crimea originally belonged to Russia until 1950s
Given to Ukraine
Putin's Russia annexed it in 2014 - 60% of Crimeans of Russian descent agreed
Themes: sovereignty, hard power, nation state, IGOs, international laws, ethnicity
UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT 1948- Correct Answer Israel = sovereign nation but contains occupied territories of Palestinians (Gaza strip, west bank of the Jordan, etc.) and Golan Heights (belonged to Syria)
UN Resolution 242 (1967) wants Israel to withdraw from these areas but Israel refuses for security reasons
UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - CHINA SOFT AND ECONOMIC POWER Correct Answer China pledged $1.4 trillion in infrastructure in Africa
In return, China received favorable access to natural resources in Africa
Other soft power used by China is the spread of their culture (such as food) all over the world
Economic power in China /Muslim camps:
Despite the documented human rights violations and other countries trying to intervene it has not been successful because of the economic leverage that China has on the world. A letter by the European Union was signed by 22 countries that condemned China's treatment of Uighur Muslims. However, the letter was not signed by any countries in the Balkans because of the infrastructure projects that are reliant on Chinese investment which "probably ties those countries economically and politically," which is an example of economic threats for countries in close relations with
UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - US HARD POWER IN IRAQ Correct Answer Hard power USA - IRAQ intervention:
For instance, in 2014 the US military intervention in Iraq against ISIL is an example of hard power. At first they supplied the Iraqi Kurds with weapons to fight back. They also contributed in the humanitarian aspect by giving aid (food, water, and medicine) to civilians escaping this massacre which is a use of soft power. But when needing to make real prominent change the United States fired airstrikes aimed at ISIL. Which were followed in coalition by nine other countries. The use of soft or smart power [Show Less]