Introductory Info
This is what geopolitics studies.
The influence that geographical factors have on both politics and relations between states
Unipolar world control.
When the world is controlled by one main state power
Sexual violence against women and girls often _________ during armed conflicts.
increases
These are meetings between states representatives to prevent conflicts from escalating into violence.
Preventive diplomacy
This created the Council of Europe.
Treaty of London (1949)
The first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie
The approximate number of states in the world.
200 states
This is the United Nations' predecessor?
League of Nations
When a neutral mediator intervenes to bring both parties together (to resolve the conflict)
Good offices
The year Spain became a member state of the Council of Europe.
In 1977
Professionals of these five fields are awarded the Nobel Prize.
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace.
These are 5 common problems the world is facing.
Climate change, biodiversity loss, peace, migration and health
This is the year the UN was founded.
in 1945
This is when a third party collaborates with opposing parties.
Mediation
The main organizations promoting European cooperation.
1. The Council of Europe
2. the European Union (EU)
Define negative peace. Give an example
The absence of war or violence. The banning of women and girls from education in Afghanistan.
This is the political structure that has become universal. (describe)
The state.
A territory in which population lives, with political, economic and military power.
How many member states does the United Nations have?
193 members
These are military personnel involved in peacekeeping operation deployments who support reconciliation and democratization, disarmament, demobilization and the reintegrations of ex-combatants into society.
The blue helmets
These are the three main institutions of the EU.
1. the European Council
2. the European Parliament
3. the European Commission
A comparison of internal and international conflicts. Give one example of each.
Internal conflicts take place within a country. Eg The Syrian Civil War
International conflicts are between more than one country. Eg the War in Ukraine
3 things needed for an international community to exist.
1. The recognizing of each other's legitimacy
2. the respect of certain rules and existing of certain institutions
3. The interaction through representatives to negotiate and implement such rules
In which regions of the world have there been most victims of war?
Europe and America
Name 5 states undergoing peacekeeping operations at the beginning of 2023.
Syria, Sudan, Mali, Western Sahara, India, Pakistan, Israel
Why was the EU was founded? Give 2 reasons
1. To unite the economic and industrial interests of European countries.
2. To promote long-term political union and peace