core: understanding power and global politics

legitimacy

an actor or action which is commonly considered acceptable by a population

sovereignty

the right and power of a governing body over it´s territory without external interference

power

the ability to affect change

interdependence

the mutial relience between and among groups, organizations, geographic areas and/or states to resources that sustain living arangments

syrian arab spring 2011

• began as peaceful protest demanding democracy and reforms

• government responds with violent oppression, quickly escalates into armed conflict

• turns into prolonged civil war in march 2011 until present causing at least 600,000 deaths and mass refugee crisis

black lives matter

• founded in 2013 but gained momentum in 2020 following george floyd´s death

• spread beyond US - in 2020, 28 million had post black squares on instagram in solidarity of the movement, protests globally

• put pressure on governments to address systematic racism and reform policing

• US banned chokeholding

• mineapolis moved to reconstruct police department

hong kong protests 2019

• mass protests against extradration law allowing suspects to be brounght to mainland china

• turned into months of protesting for democratic reform and police accountability

• 2022: china imposes national security law which criminalizes dissent, imprisoning activists and closing pro-democratic media

brexit

• 2016: referendum is held (51.9% vote leave)

• 2017: UK triggers article 50 (official withdrawal process)

• 2020: UK officially left the EU

paris agreement

• 2015: under the UN to keep global warning bellow 2℃ (goal to keep it at 1.5℃)

• 2017: donald trump announced US withdrawal

• 2020: offical withdrawal

• 2021: joe biden rejoins