How do superpowers influence global decision making?

Created by

Elsie Coote

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idea of world police 
countries taking it as their responsibility to keep the worlds countries in order
what was created after WW2 in 1946? 
UN security council
what countries are apart of the UN security council? 
USA, UK, China, Russia, France
what does the UN security council do? 
primary global mechanism for maintaining international peace and security
how does the UNSC maintain international law? 
applies sanctions to countries that are deemed a security risk
authorising the use of military force
authorising a UN peacekeeping force
what is a UN peacekeeping force? 
troops that occupy a country or region, under the UN flag to keep peace in a conflict but do not take sides
how does the UNSC vote on decisions?
anyone of the members can veto a decision, preventing it
commonly F, US, UK vote as one - R, CH on other side
what is a blue water navy? 
navy has all over control and can go basically anywhere
aircraft carriers
criticisms of the UNSC
expensive
politically risky
votes cant easily be agreed on
emergence of the responsibility to protect (R2P) 
justifying the use of military force outside of security council authorisation
USA as world police 
has intervened in military occasions
as apart of UNSC
with allied countries but outside UNSC
on own, no support from other countries
worlds geopolitical concerns
USA, UK and France all have similar views
However Russia and China do not
pillars of global security 
political- UN security council 1945
economic- international monetary fund 1945
social- food and agriorganisation 1945
justice- international court of justice
what does geostrategy mean? 
strategy to deal with geopolitical problems
what is capitalism? 
an economic and political system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by state
what is neoliberalisation? 
advocates privatisation, free trade, and reduces state intervention