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Who came up with Uni Polar Moment
Charles Krauthammer
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What is basic pretence of Uni Polar Moment
That post Cold War word only one sole super power = USA
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What is the quote from Krauthammer
"Immediate post-Cold War world is not multipolar; it is unipolar."
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Who devised Copenhagen school of securitisation
Buzan Waever and De Wilde
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What are the three stages of copenhagen securitisation
Elevation of issue, perceived by community to represent an existential threat. 2) speech act that uses language of security to place subject in special category by group with authority/responsibility for security 3) acceptance of this language by a m
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What is a security Vacuum
An area where no security org, gov or institution can operate. Usually where a former power has collapsed
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What is CFE Treaty
Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty 1990
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When was CFE treaty
1990
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What is CFE treaty
NATO + Warsaw pact agreement to impose limits, destroy excess weapons and equal limits on both sides
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What is current status of CFE Treaty
In limbo - putin 2007 pulls out of CFE treaty givin 150 days notice
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When was ABM treaty
1972
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Who was ABM treaty between
USSR and USA
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What does Lightbody see ABM treaty as
Nixon and kissingers bargaining chip - they could sacrifice ABMS but decoupled issue of offensive weapons, thereby retaining supremacy
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What is importance of this/is it evidence of in post war world
USA understands much better than the EU does how to engage with Russia and how to use leverage over it
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Which countries inherited weapons from collapse of USSR
Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine
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What does PFP stand for
Partnership for peace
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When was PFP launched and updated
Launched 1994 updated to PFP programme 1997
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Who are current participants in MAP
FYROM, Montenegro and B and H
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What does NACC stand for
North Atlantic Cooperation Council
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What was NACC 1991
signed 1991 and co-sponsored between Germany and USA. reconicilation tool for NATO, former warsaw pact, CIS states and Baltic states.
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What was NACC upgraded to in 1997
Euro-Atlantic partnership council after failure of NACC
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How many formal rounds of NATO expansion have there been
Three
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Who joined NATO in 1999
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
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Who joined NATO in 2004
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
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Who joined NATO in 2009
Albania and Croatia
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What process did these states establish ascension through
MAP
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What years were the NATO strategic concepts established
1991,1999, 2010
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What are the major recent developments in NATO strategic concept
Offset of defence cuts - to give smaller, more mobile units comprise of multinational +multilevel units. CJTF
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What was Major EU/NATO agreement 2003
Berlin Plus Agreement.
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What was Berlin Plus Agreement
EU/NATO agreement of a comprehensivep ackage of arrangements whereby EU can make use of NATO defence assets and capabilities in an EU-led crises management mission
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Examples of EU/NATO missions under Berlin Plus
Concordia (2003), EUFOR Althea (2004 - present)
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Who developed 'capabilities-expaction' gap thesis
Christopher Hill
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which security organisation was originally tasked with petersburg tasks.
WEU
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What is EDA
European Defence Agency
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What is purpose of EDA
Supposed to support and drive EU development of military muscle
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Who is considering leaving the EDA
UK And Denmark
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How is CFSP funded
Out of main budget of EU BUT start up fund made for tackling petersburg tasks and clause in place to raise funds in times of crises from MS
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What was Chocolate Summit
Attempt from certain EU MS (france, germany and benelux) to force a move away from NATO towards a solely european defence ESDP. pushed for HQ in brussels
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Who is EUSR (special rep) to Southern Caucuses and Georgian Crises
Mr Phillipe Lefort
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What are EU/RUSSIAN common spaces
Common Economic Space, Common Space for Freedom, security and justice, Common space for research, education and culture. Common Space of external security
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Russian territory completely surrounded by EU/NATO
Kaliningrad
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How dependent is EU on Russia for Hydrocarbons
20-40% gas from Russia
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Who are the 5 candidate EU MS
ICeland, montenegro, Serbia, FYROM and Turkey
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Who are the 3 potential EU MS
Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania
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That post Cold War word only one sole super power = USA
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