POL 100 Exam #3: Spring 2018

Due Date: April 20 @11:59 PM via Canvas—late work will be accepted but a penalty of 5points a day will be assessed for each day late

Total—100 points

From the PowerPoint Europe and Russia (40 points total)

1) What is NATO? How many countries are in NATO? Describe Article 4 and Article 5 of the NATO Treaty? (5 points)

2) Describe the European Union. Discuss the origins of the EU. What are the major institutions that have been set up by the EU? (5 points)

3) What was BREXIT? Why did it pass in the United Kingdom? What is Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty? (5 points)

4) Who is the president of France? What is the process of the French in electing a new president? What is his term of office? What are the two largest political parties in France? (5 points)

5) From the video Geopolitical Analysis 2017-18: West Europe answer the following questions: a) what are the most issues facing Western Europe in 2017-18?

b) What were the most important elections being held in West Europe in 2017?

C) In Italy how is the election law being changed? (10 points)

6) From the video Geopolitical Analysis 2017-18: East Europe answer the following: a) what are the main issues that Russia faces in 2017-18? B) Describe Vladimir Putin and his international reputation. C) How does Poland emerge as a major player in Eastern Europe in 2017-18? What does the Polish government want to achieve this year? (10 points)

From The PowerPoint: The Middle East Shatterbelt (30 points)

1. What was the “Arab Spring?” What were some of the uprising successes and what are its most notable failures? (5 points)

2. What is the Arab League? When was it founded and why was the organization first founded? (5 points)

3. What is the OIC? What is it mission? What role does the Islamic Development Bank play? (5 points)

4. What is OPEC? When was it founded? How does OPEC operate? What are the largest countries in the Middle East with known oil reserves? (5 points)

5. How many members are in the Israeli Knesset? What are the two largest political parties now in Israel? (5 points)

6. Describe the political situation in Turkey. What type of a government does it have? What are the two largest political parties in Turkey today? List the major challenges faced by Turkey government and President Recep Tayyip Endogan in 2017-18 ?(5 points)

From Class discussion and the video “Geopolitical Analysis 2017-18: Middle East”

Answer the following questions: (5 points each–total 25 points)

1) What options does Israel have in 2017-18 especially with the first year of the Trump administration under way?

2) What are the plans of the Palestinian Authority in 2017-18? How has President Mahmoud Abbas been put in the middle of his country’s crisis

3) Why is the Iranian Nuclear deal essential to Iranian economic recovery?

4) What are the prospects for Libya in 2017-18?

5) How can Egypt reform both its economy and security in 2017-18?

6) What major economic reforms are being planned in Saudi Arabia?

7) How does the situation in Yemen affect the security in the Middle East?

8) What could post– ISIS look like in the Middle East? How has the situation in Iraq improved this year?

Current Events (5 points)

1) Write a two paragraph review of the 60 minutes report from March 18 titled “The Saudi Crown Prince speaks to 60 minutes.” (5 points)