Will shifting power cause increased tensions?

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Will shifting power cause increased tensions?
Multi-polar world?
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MULTI-POLAR future?

• USA / EU wane, BRIC power grows.
• regional spheres of influence

• Broad arc stretching from Turkey eastwards to
  Indo-China region of
• Unresolved territorial disputes
• 6 nuclear powers (China, Russia, India, Pakistan,
  Israel, NATO)
• Numerous recent conflicts
• Religious conflict
• Rogue and troubled states
• At least 60 of the worlds remaining oil and gas
  

How can tensions show themselves?
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• Discussion/ ideas

Where are there tensions today?
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Who might benefit from this tension?
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Will shifting power cause increased tensions? -gt
One global culture to another

• Where might conflicts arise?
• (what have we already got notes upon?)
  http//www.youtube.com/watch?vmIpOUNKSXXE 5
  mins/ ITV DVD 6 mins

Tension 1 China Vs USA
5 Key points of this tension causes and effects
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Tensions 2 Rising Middle East
http//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482295 Revolutio
ns could lead to a greater Islamist Centre of
power?
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Tensions 3 China Vs India
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v8JS4VZbCWj8
5 Key points of this tension causes and effects
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http//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/a
rticle6913250.ece http//www.youtube.com/watch?vp
jACK71QQ-w China and India slip into Cold war
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• Superpower Conflict
• Would a multi-polar global future increase
  tension and conflict?
• Sources of tension might be considered in terms
  of three global agendas

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Will shifting power cause increased tensions? -gt
One global culture to another

• Where might conflicts arise?
• (what have we already got notes upon?)
  http//www.youtube.com/watch?vmIpOUNKSXXE

2) Read p128 to 131 edexcel handout Example USA
capitalism vs European liberalism http//www.youtu
be.com/watch?vMCqA4QhfXHAfeaturechannel http//
www.youtube.com/watch?vGOZmvaFfjtk http//www.you
tube.com/watch?vV2sFT7T0mCsfeaturerelated
3) Copy fig4.25 with title 4) Use a base map to
plot conflict locations in the world today and
colour code in order to explain the type of
conflict which exists there Red Terrorism
based on culture clash Blue Direct intervention
in countries by core countries and emerging
superpowers Orange By-proxy indirect
intervention where backers sponsor sides in a war
for their benefit.
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Core Intervention Terrorism By-Proxy conflict
Russia Chechnya NATO Afghanistan USA/ UK Iraq China Uyghurs UN East Timor 11/09/2001 WTC London 05 Mombassa 02 Bali 02 Mumbai 08 Madrid 04 Ethiopia Vs Somalia/Somaliland (USA vs Islam) Israel Palestine (USA vs Islam) Pakistan Taliban (USA vs Islam) Afghanistan - Taliban (USA vs Iran)
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Read Pearson p96-103