BREXIT
Rohingya Muslims
the Northern Ireland Protocol
Here are some useful links for those interested: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/10/20/whats-behind-truss-downfall-and-the-uks-political-instability https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-10/three-quarters-of-uk-business-struck-by-labour-shortages-survey?leadSource=uverify%20wall https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2016/02/24/a-background-guide-to-brexit-from-the-european-union N.B. (BREXIT was officially declared on Feb. 1st 2020) hence, the period 2016-2019 is not the immediate aftermath of BREXIT, it is still during the transition period.
In today's episode we will be looking at a KEY case study for unit 2: Human Rights We will be looking at the Rohingya's situation in Myanmar, Bangladesh and the international response!
The information disseminated in this episode comes from the following websites: https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/29/little-sign-of-compromise-over-the-northern-ireland-protocol https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-43560637 https://www.euronews.com/2022/05/15/northern-ireland-boris-johnson-battles-on-two-fronts-as-brexit-protocol-returns-to-haunt-h https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-02/brexit-would-liz-truss-trigger-article-16-of-northern-ireland-protocol
In today's episode we will looking at China's Belt and Road Initiative and its influence over African and South East Asian countries. This case study links perfectly into unit 1 as it relates to the key concepts of soft and smart power and sovereignty.