Assignment

From the PowerPoint Europe and Russia and embedded videos:

1) What is NATO? How many countries are in NATO? Describe Article 4 and Article 5 of the NATO Treaty?

2) Describe the European Union. Discuss the origins of the EU. What are the major institutions that have been set up by the EU?

3) What was BREXIT? Why did it pass in the United Kingdom? What is Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty?

4) Who is the president of France? What is the process of the French in electing a new president? What is his term of office? What are the two largest political parties in France?

5) Describe the following videos embedded in the module Europe and Russia:

a) “Geopolitics of Germany”

b) “France’s lower house passes Anti-Radicalism Bill

c) “How do German elections work”

d) “Russia: Who really is Vladimir Putin”

e) “Amendment could keep Putin in power until 2036”

f) “Is Russian President Putin afraid of Navalny”

1. List 5 main points from each of the following videos:

a) “The Rise of Benjamin Netanyahu”

b) “The Rise of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan”

c) “Philosophy of Kemalism”

d) “Geopolitics of Saudi Arabia”

e) “Geopolitics of Iran”

f) “Origins of Israeli Palestinian Conflict”

From the PowerPoints: The Middle East Shatterbelt

1. What was the “Arab Spring?” What were some of the uprising successes and what is its most notable failure? (5 points)

2. What is the Arab League? When was it formed and why was the organization first founded? (5 points)

3. What is the OIC? What is its mission? What role does the Islamic Development Bank play? (5 points)

4. What is OPEC? When was it founded? How does OPEC operate? What are the largest countries in the Middle East with known oil supplies?

5. How many members are in the Israeli Knesset? Israel had its 4th general election in 2 years on March 23, 2021. Google “Israel election” and answer the following questions. What two parties won the most seats in the Knesset? Who will be able to form a coalition government of 61 seats: pro-Netanyahu or anti-Netanyahu parties?