Military Alliances, Economic Alliances,, Environmental alliance- advantages and disadvantages

1 Advantage of NATO

Strong military alliance with 28 members

1 Disadvantage of NATO

Expensive - high cost is now being questioned

1 Advantage of ANZUS

Helps maintain USA presence in Pacific

1 Disadvantage of ANZUS

No longer fit for purpose

Advantages of the EU

TNCs benefit, large employment opportunity, single currency, single market

Disadvantages of the EU

Brexit, disagreements, tensions

Advantages of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

Lowered food/oil prices in US, TNCs benefit

Disadvantages of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

Tensions, Trump, no free movement of people

Advantages of ASEAN

Economic growth, promote peace, free flow of goods, capital, services, labour

1 Disadvantage of ASEAN

Lacks strong governance

1 Advantage of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

Global action on climate change

1 Disadvantage of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

Too much focus on problems instead of solutions