Geopolitical Intervention

Military intervention

Military Aid

Tade Embagos

Development Aid

Positives

Negatives

In 2015, global development aid totalled US$ 146.68 billion , which was a rise of 6.9% in just one year.

Reduced development gap

tied aid results in exploitation from TNCS

the richer the nation the greater the amount of aid donated

Chinas belt and road innitive

Corrupt Governance might lead to aid not being distributed

Negatives

Positives

Help a nation pay for crimes

30 nations have imposed economic sanctions against Russia for invasion of Ukraine

Goods and technology, in particular military arms and equipment, are banned from export

acts as a detterance from any illegal activity

Can increase geopolitical tensions

can facilitate de globalisation

Negatives

Positives

provides money, weapons, equipment or expertise.
Protects borders, terrorism, combat and piracy.

The UK announced on the 9th March that it had supplied 3,615 NLAWs (Next-Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon Systems) to Ukraine

The European Union announced it would provide a €450 million lethal arms support package to Ukraine

The US announced an additional $350 million of military assistance to Ukraine once Russian military operations began, and then later in March a further $800 million, taking the total security assistance the US had approved for Ukraine to $2 billion over the past year.

can be used to mask human rights abuses

limited effectiveness in a military response as nation has to be able to maintain equiptment

Positives

prevents war crimes

Negatives

Assad poisoning civillian populations

helps protect people from their own government (e.g. 1999 Serbia).

2014, Isalmic state or no-fly zones were enforced over Iraq in 1991 by NATO))

massive cost to life

Rarely creates lasting peace

in 2020 Afghanistan was reclaimed by the Taliban 6 days after the withdrawal of coalition forces

Can have ulterior motives

the Iraq War was portrayed to remove Saddam Hussain but other sources suggest it was about securing control of the nations oil

Acts as a detterance

NATO Article 5

As seen after ISAF withdrawal of Afghanistan

The official UN civilian death toll in Ukraine stands at 3,381, as well as 3,680 injured.

killed 176,000 people in Afghanistan; 46,319 civilians, 69,095 military and police and at least 52,893 opposition fighters.

Haiti

closure of Nordstream 2 pipeline