ENGLISH QUESTIONNAIRE

THIRD SEMESTER – FIRST PERIOD

WHAT TIPES OF FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED AS CAUSES OF ARAB
SPRING?
Gerontocracies, Lack of freedoms, Corruption, Unemployment, Poverty, Inequality,
Food prices and the Increase in prices in general, raw materials, energy, etc.
WHAT FEATURES OF OPPOSITION MOVENMENT IN THE ARAB SPRING
CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR EFFECTIVENES?
 Some critics have accused Western governments, including France, United
Kingdom and United States.
 Noam Chomsky accused the Obama administration of trying of cushioning the
revolutionary wave and stifling popular democratization efforts in the Middle
East
 Role played by countries that have disagreed with attitudes taken by Western
powers, such as Russia and China, has been denounced as being inspired by
interests and own goals-
WHAT HELPED TO RAISE AWARNESS OF ABUSES IN ARAB COUNTRIES?
The literature identifies a number of factors that transformed what started as small,
localized protests into nationwide anti regime movements. The role of social
media/communications and the actions of the armed forces were particularly pivotal in
tipping the balance from localized protests into widespread unrest.
MENTION THE STRUCTURAL FACTOR FOR THE ARAB SPRING
 Economic and social development
 Religious and ethnic aspects
 The corruption of Arab regimes

WHO SHOWS THAT CHINA´S MILITARY CAPABILITY ARE IMPROVING

RAPIDLY?
Comprehensive National Power (CNP).
WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE INCREASED THEIR ECONOMICS?
Turkey, South Africa, Russian Federation. Korea Republic, Indonesia, India, China,
Brazil and Singapur.
WHAT ARE THE INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE BRICS +
COUNTRIES?
Population, Economics, Public finances, Military Power and Technological
Sophistication.
HOW CAN NATIONAL POWER DEFINED?
National power can be defined as 'all of the means available to the government in its
pursuit of national objectives'.
WHAT DOES FAREED ZAKARIA DISCUSS ABOUT THE RISE OF THE
BRICS?
It is not that USA has become less competitive, but rather that other countries such as
Brazil, Russia and China have developed and become more independent, therefore,
USA will remain the most powerful country in the world, but it will exercise less power
relative to these emerging powers.
MENTION 3 CONSECUENCES OF POWER POLITICS.
 •In 2014, the General Assembly of UN dismissed the annexation of Crimea as
illegal.
• Weakeness of International institutions.
• Europe must reassert and defend its vital interest without America support.
WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS OF DOHA RANDI?

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HARD POWER AND SOFT

POWER?
HARD POWER: domain of political factors, in which perceptions of propensity to war
can be the reason for the ‘security dilemma’
military- security, political and economic matters
SOFT POWER: the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than
coercion.
ideational-cultural matters