Foreign Policy in countries (rest of unit 1 lectures)
What is the significance of failed military campaigns in this region?
Breeding ground for terrorism, graveyard of empires in Afghanistan, Taliban had control over Afghanistan
What is the trade war happening in China
China and US putting Tariffs on eachother
What is the economic issue exists in Africa between China and US
China is spending trillions of dollars on Africa for highways, bridges, dams, electrical grids/current and other resources Africa needs. The issue is China has leverage for trade with Africa. US has a lot of companies in Africa because the African market is really beneficial. If Africa starts dealing with China the US will suffer
Why is deforestation of the Amazon rainforest an issue!?
Climate change is a national security issue. Majority of the forest is under Brazil who is led by Bolsonaro. Under Bolsonaro, deforestation increased and he denies climate change.
What did trump put as a replacement for the trade agreement?
Cptpp
Why is the Middle East significant?
Crossroads of continents, religious and ethnic diversity, 3 major world religions and
Who is the president of South Africa?
Cyril Ramaphosa
How did the us deal with China expanding into South China Sea?
Defense deals made with Australia, Taiwan and other countries
What did trump use in response to nato?
Did interviews, tweets, and critiqued nato. Called hard line diplomacy. Created distrust in nato. Good for russia
Why is this region complex and what is its abundance in resources?
Diverse ethnically, politically, socially. Controlled by Soviet Union for decent amount of time. Putin wants to regain control of East
What is the US doing about COVID in Latin America?
Donated 14 million doses of the vaccine
What is the humanitarian crisis occurring in Africa?
Drought and famine is affecting the region
Why is a US relationship with Western Europe extremely important
EU second wealthiest, some of the wealthiest countries, powerful militaries, countries are among top is trade
Who is the president of France
Emmanuel Macron
What is the ethnicity of Latin America?
European/Africa/indigenous (over 50% are multiracial)
What is the importance about the population in the region
Fastest shrinking countries
Who is the president of DR Congo?
Félix Tshisekedi
Which region in Latin America is being most impacted by illegal immigrants?
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico
What is the US doing about terrorism in Afghanistan?
Had military there after 9/11, used to send aid but now stopped because Taliban has power, tried to negotiate so Taliban stops al queda from doing anything.
What is important about trade and resources in the Middle East?
Has more than half of the proven resources 30% of commerce go through the Suez Canal near the Middle East. Very important to the economy.
How are rising populations an issue in Africa?
Humanitarian issues still exist in Africa and if not fixed it can't stunt growth and affect the entire continent along with countries participating in trade
Why is China's expanding global influence a concern for the us?
If China takes more resources there is less for America
Why is India and US relations important?
Important because 2nd largest population, largest democracy, strong economic ties with US after economic reform in 1990
Who is the prime minister of Pakistan.
Imran Khan
How are demographics changing in Latin America?
In 2041 white populations will be power than poc population
Who is the president of Israel?
Issac Herzog
Why Iran's possession of nuclear weapons a concern?
It threatens regional stability and economic security.
Who is the president of Brazil?
Jair Bolsonaro
What is happening in Haiti?
July 7th, presidential assassination. August 14th 7.2 earthquake. US fears an refugee crisis
Who is the leader of North Korea?
Kim Jong Un
Who is the president of Saudi Arabia?
King Salman Al Saud
How is peace and security an issue in Africa?
Many terrorist groups in the country, 3 main ones are Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and Al Shabab.
Who is the president of Cuba?
Miguel Díaz-Canel
What were the challenges to Biden's initial illegal immigrant plan?
Money would be going to corrupt leaders who would misuse the money.
Who is Nigeria's current president?
Muhammadu Buhari
What is al queda
Multinational Islamic fundamentalist terrorist org
Who is the president of Ghana?
Nana Akufo-Addo
Who is the prime minister of India?
Narendra Modi
How is the US trying to solve deforestation?
Negotiations about how much money the US will send to Brazil in aid. Leaders summit on climate change happened to discuss how to solve the problem. Bolseando wants a billion a year from the US but he is quite corrupt and doesn't believe in climate change?
What is the issue with North Korea and the threat of nuclear weapons?
North Korea possesses and is perfecting nuclear weapons and this threatens national security
What is Taliban
Only in Afghanistan.
What did trump do in response to trade deficit?
Placed tariffs on European imports. European countries retaliated by putting their own taxes.
How does the US stay on good terms with Israel?
Provide military technology and provides massive military aid
How did the US with China hacking US businesses
Publicly condemned these actions
What was the 2016 presidential hack
Russia attempted to divide the nation during an already stressful election by feeding into the hate brewing against political party. Wanted to take down democracy and free voting in America (one of the most prestigious things)
Who is the president of China?
Xi Jinping
Who is the president of Japan?
Yoshide Suga
What is a choke point?
narrowing of an international waterway causing marine traffic congestion. Important because if it's blocked it is devastating to the economy,
What is the trade deficit with EU?
us imports more product from Europe than exports
What is the immigration crisis in Europe?
1 million refugees fleeing Africa and Middle East
What are the 4 key points about Africa?
1. US competing for economic markets 2. Africa has potential based on population projections 3. Humanitarian issues still exist and can stunt growth 4. US/Europe consume 80% of world resources despiste have 15% of the population
What is the undocumented immigration issue occurring in Mexico?
11 million people are undocumented
Why is stability important?
3/6 top trade partners are here
What is the US doing to solve the immigration problem if not 4 bil plan
300m dollars sent in aid
What was president Biden's initial plan when it came to illegal immigrants?
4 billion dollar plan to countries so they could get their shit together
What is the language spoken in Latin America
60% Spanish, 34% Portuguese
What is the population of Latin America
660 million (33 countries)
How's is COVID affecting Latin America?
8% of population yet 35% of deaths, 23%, new variant
Who is the president of Mexico?
Andres Obrador
Who's the chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
What is the historical impact of long standing conflicts of this region?
Arab-Israeli conflict (1947-present) US intervention in Iraq; 1191, 2003-2010(US bombs in Iraq) Syria civil war (2011-) US has a lot of military here
What is the media freedom issue in Russia
Arrests, censorship and assassinations of journalists. Government funds media. Lots of propaganda.
Who is the president of Iran
Ayatollah Al Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi
What did the us try to do about the Presidental hack?
Biden talked to Putin about cyber security but didn't go anywhere
How is the president of UK
Boris Johnson
What is the significance of military control throughout this region and the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Russian (formerly Soviet Union) used to have a lot of power and control but they died down. Once putin came into power, he went against the constitution and stayed president for much longer than allowed. Russia is a threat and wants to regain control and block nato.
example of a choke point in the middle east
Strait of Hormuz
What is the threat of terrorism in Afghanistan ?
Taliban had control till 2001 but took over again 20 years later, al queda and Taliban have huge numbers here. Taliban could make it a haven for terrorism
Who is currently in charge of Afghanistan?
Taliban: Mullah Hasán Akhund
How is US trying to fix the nuclear weapon issue with Korea?
Talking with Kim, setting sanctions and military bases.
Why is a relationship with Israel important to the US?
The US has long standing ties with Israel (it's a democracy and an intelligence partner).
What is important about the current population and how is it expected to change by the year 2050?
The population is extremely huge and expected to be 2.5 billion by 2050. Such a large continent means it can have huge influence on economy and they need to grow as a continent in order to be able to sustain so many people. It makes almost 16% of the population currently
What is concerning about India and Pakistan's relationship, especially specific to nuclear weapons?
They have a confrontational relationship and both posses nuclear weapons.
What is the significance of the US's long standing history with Latin America?
They have a long history of intervention and they now hesitate to intervene in country affairs
What was US's goal in Afghanistan
To stabilize the country
What trade agreement did president trump take the us out of
Trans-pacific partnership
What happened with the Paris climate accord?
Trump pilled put but Biden went back in
What was brexit?
UK left the EU and thus risked danger to the other countries and now there is a chance of instability
How did the US deal with china's expanding influence?
US collaborates and crosswalk with nations in the region
How is the US dealing with the concerns Iran?
US has warships deployed there and has sanctions
How is the US trying to solve the issue in Haiti?
US send 32 mil for earthquake relief
How is the US addressing terrorism in Africa?
Using the military- primarily drone strikes
Who is the President of Russia
Vladimir Putin
Who is the president of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky
What was trump's issue with nato?
Wanted nato invest more money in the military and that the US was putting more money than everyone else
