Why Do States Cooperate with Each Other

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Because this could happen?

OBJECTIVES

• Political and Military Cooperation• Economic Cooperation

Political & Military Cooperation

• Cold War: created global/regional organizations.

• United Nations: world peace organization. Nations contribute troops.

• Security Council: veto power (USA, FR, UK, RU, CH)

Regional Military Alliances• Era of 2 Superpowers:

physically, economically, militarily enormous. AKA BIPOLAR

• Balance of Power: equal strength btw opposing alliances.

• RESIST & DIE! Proxy wars (Germany, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Cuba)

Military Cooperation In Europe

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO16) vs Warsaw Pact (14)

• (OSCE) Org. on Security and Cooperation in Europe (mini UN for Europe)

• (OAS) Org. of Amer. States (promotes links)

• (AU) African Union, primarily economic dev.

• Common Wealth: 52 former Brit. colonies

Economic Cooperation• Bye Bye Bipolar! New

balance of power is more economical.

• (EU) European Union, rebuild Europe post war (free trade, banking, common currency, common prices borderless) wealthiest global economy

• COMECON/ Council for Mutual Eco Ass. (trade and sharing resources)

3 Upcoming Superstars and a White Dwarf?

• B.R.I.C. (Economic Alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China) What do they have in common?

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