SUMMARY of 19.03.2021 lecture

 SUMMARY 


-Another turning point came. 09.11. After this, the main target of nato was to prevent terrorism. 

NATO was created to prevent the soviet union from expanding its territories even more. 


-Shared values, ideas, constitutions, and in general the feeling of feeling together. The EU is deeply integrated into our societies, so there is a European community. It is a union.

-The alliance is maintained by overcoming the crisis.

-Brexit may discourage other countries from leaving the EU. However, if countries are smart enough they will know that leaving the EU would be far worse than staying. This is the particular reason for this circumstance the EU as trade connections that makes the lives of these countries better.

-There are repros and cons to other countries joining the EU.

-Anything is possible in international relations. The world is more institutionalized but also unpredictable compared to the world during the world wars. 

-NATO is a military alliance with political functions, but more military. While the EU does not have military alliances and is politically based. 

-The EU can react if there is harm done to a member state. The general consensus is that if there is a war declared on one member state, all member states declare war as well as retaliation. This is a scare tactic used to help avoid wars.

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