Atlantic waters off Ivory Coast and Ghana - exploitation of oil reserves
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Legacy Of Colonialism
The "scramble for Africa" where political boundaries caused ethnic partitioning
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Transnational Movement of Terrorist and Extremist Activity
At the Turkey-Syria border, where smuggling of foreign fighter, oil, weapons and other military supplies threaten territorial integrity and sovereignty
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Contested Territory
Russia annexed Crimea and support for separatists in Ukraine as well as UK and Argentinian claims over the Falkland Islands
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Factional Tensions
Middle East and North Africa where political and ethnic conflict challenge sovereignty and territorial integrity
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Separatism
Scottish nationalists, claims for Basque secession and claims for Catalan secession
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Sovereignty
Absolute authority independent states exercise in land and people of territory, it applies to rocks, soils, minerals, space beneath surface, areas of sea and air space
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Internal Sovereignty
Exclusive authority in the bounded territory that no other state can be involved with
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External Sovereignty
State sovereignty must have mutual recognition with other states
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Norms
derived from moral principles, customs and behaviours embedded in international law to be upheld by state governments and their citizens, all based on Charter of UN. Primary state obligation to look after people
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Article 2.1
Importance of sovereign equality
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Article 2.4
All members shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state or any other manner inconsistent with purposes of UN
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Geopolitics
The global balance of political power and international relations is uneven throughout the world. This is explained by wealth, development and political strength, all must be considered when intervention considered
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Nation
Large group of people with strong bonds of identity, united by shared descent, history, culture, and language e.g. Kurds. If has independent state then a nation state like Japan or France
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Nation Building
How the government promotes nationality often through education and the media
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Intervention
Encompasses actions of international organisations in resolving conflicts of humanitarian crises from challenges to sovereignty and territorial integrity, very controversial
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Forms of Intervention
Economic sanctions (Article 41), military intervention (authorised by UN in article 42), missions of regional organisations (NATO), humanitarian assistance by civil society organisations NGO's and agencies
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Territorial Integrity
Related with sovereignty, stating that it can be exercised in area est. by law. Preservation of territorial integrity is important in security
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State
Area of land independent country w/well defined boundaries, politically organised body of people and one government with sovereignty/power
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State Apparatus
Set of institutions and organisations in which state power is acheived
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Globalisation
The process by which businesses or other organisations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale -> increased by TNC's
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The "scramble for Africa" where political boundaries caused ethnic partitioning
Back
Legacy Of Colonialism
Card 3
Front
At the Turkey-Syria border, where smuggling of foreign fighter, oil, weapons and other military supplies threaten territorial integrity and sovereignty
Back
Card 4
Front
Russia annexed Crimea and support for separatists in Ukraine as well as UK and Argentinian claims over the Falkland Islands
Back
Card 5
Front
Middle East and North Africa where political and ethnic conflict challenge sovereignty and territorial integrity
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