Global Politics Paper 2 Case Studies Exam

Isreal/Palestine Conflict - Unit 1 - ans-States and Statehood Legitimacy of states of Israel and Palestine - Trump moving embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv) Isreal/Palestine Conflict - Unit 2 - ans-Human Rights Council - Us decision to leave because of perceived anti-Israel bias Politicisation of Human Rights - Make up of the Human Rights council, and criticisms of the Human Rights council Violations - Border wall around Gaza Strip, settlements in the West Bank ICJ - case over the construction of the border wall Isreal/Palestine Conflict - Unit 4 - ans-Peace-building and peacemaking parties to conflict in Israel Palestine conflict - impact of movement of embassy and US withdrawal from HR council, Olso Occords Syrian Civil War - Unit 1 - ans-IGOs and Global Governance - role of the Security Council states of Russia and US and their different interests and solution to the Syrian Civil War (US favouring rebels and Russia favouring ally Assad) Sovereignty - application of the doctrine of the responsibility to Protect in Syria Strategic Alliances - Russias interest in keeping the Assad regime in power Social and Resistance Movements - the Arab Springs movement in Syria and the result Syrian Civil War - Unit 2 - ans-R2P - US and Russian competing responses - is there a responsibility to protect in Syria?