The Basics
How it Began
The Beginning Why is this building, the Friedensaal, significant to international relations? Treaty of Westphalia (1648) Ended 30 Years’ War ¤
Treaty of Westphalia-1648 Sovereignty States System 3 things came out of the Treaty: Sovereignty States System Multipolar system 4+ power poles Tried to balance power ¤
Rise of Popular Sovereignty Raison d’état (‘Requirements of the State’) Divine Right of Kings Challenges to raison d’état ‘Popular’ sovereignty American, French Revolutions http://dm-fa.org/academic/gerome2.html#11 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/07/13/156722719/let-them-eat-kale-vegetarians-and-the-french-revolution
European Domination Scientific & Technological Advances Naval Technology Guns & Gunpowder Industrial Revolution Need to expand Colonialism & Imperialism What are these? Berlin Conference (1884-85) British domination ¤ https://sites.google.com/a/online.sd71.bc.ca/human-rights-morgan-rachel-rylee/the-industrial-revolution
The Sun Never Sets
A Changing World World wars Cold War Decolonization Rise of China U.S. v. S. U. Bipolar system Decolonization Self-determination= independence Rise of China Globalization Intangible Tangible 9/11 ¤
The System: Actors & Issues
System Actors States International organizations Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) Global, regional Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) Global, regional, national, local Multinational corporations (MNCs) Nations (≠countries) Religious groups Terrorist networks Leaders, prominent individuals ¤
Development Differences Global North Advanced Industrialized Countries ~ 32 countries Global South ‘Developing’ ~162 countries = 83 % of states Very diverse Ex-colonies Rely on primary goods Coffee prices ¤ Country GDP per capita Status China $14,340 Emerging Economy Nigeria $6,121 Average Burundi $831 Very poor country
Where is this?
Transnational Issues Political Security Economic Socio-cultural -Cross national political borders Political Security Economic Socio-cultural Environmental Health Energy Human rights ¤
What are Mangroves?
About Mangroves Why are mangroves so important? Biodiversity Fish habitats Storm barriers Capture, reduce, carbon emissions ¤
Where are the Mangroves? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/World_map_mangrove_distribution.png
Issues What is being done to help protect mangroves? Financial incentives Carbon permits Conservation strategies REDD Should you care about mangroves? ¤