Foreign Policy in countries (rest of unit 1 lectures)

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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


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