Unit 6 stuff I dont know that well

cyber security

catfishing (fake online identity tricking others) cyber espionage (use of computer network to gain illicit access to confidential info) sell stolen data, phishing (sending personal info, bank hacking (steal small mount from many individuals)

Ukraine

Nov 2014, collapse of Soviet Union Russia did not like Ukraine becoming its own state, saw joining NATO as threat to its security, Russia wants their resources and asserts power over enemies

landscape destruction, loss crop land, killing

solution: ceasefire (UN Security Council), defeating Putin

Korean War

between north and South Korea 1950-1953, approx 5 million deaths, caused division of Korea after WW2, ideological conflict, North Korea invaded South Korea,

two separate states, national trauma, families divided, economic recovery south,

solution: ceasefire signed by North Korea, China + UN command, foreign intervention increased pressure to come to an agreement

risk to global supply chain

physical enviro factors: natural disasters, rising sea level

(geo political): politics and government change, conflicts, trade restrictions,

economic: subsidies, tariffs, price volatility

technological: cyber attacks, information system failure

Chernobyl transboundary pollution

Ukraine, animals suffered from radiation in UK sheep were rejected even 10 years later, 60% went to Belarus covered most of Europe, cloud of radiation detected as far as Spain and Scotland, cooling pump test gone wrong

Kenya roses

70% of UK roses come from Kenya, employs 50,000 workers, single rose stem requires 10L of water (drains a lot of water resources), Impact: conflicts, drought but also more money and jobs for women , created shanty towns nearby

reshoring

push factors overseas: rise oil price, rising labour cost LIC, increased awareness working conditions

pull to come home: increased demand for customisation, public demand to keep employment HIC, demand quicker delivery time