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