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Political Geography

State Interaction

State Interaction Political, military and econ. cooperation The United Nations (est. 1945) Promote int’l cooperation (peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, economic development, environmental protection and human rights) UNESCO, WHO (World Health Organization), UNCLOS (Law of the Seas) Security Council members get vetoes (US, UK, Russia, China, France) State Interaction

United Nations Peacekeepers

State Interaction Political, military and econ. cooperation The United Nations (est. 1945) Promote int’l cooperation (peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, economic development, environmental protection and human rights) Regional military alliances maintain balance of power Post–World War II: NATO (US) or the Warsaw Pact (USSR) State Interaction

Expansion of NATO

State Interaction Political, military and econ. cooperation The United Nations (est. 1945) Promote int’l cooperation (peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, economic development, environmental protection and human rights) Regional military alliances maintain balance of power Post–World War II: NATO (US) or the Warsaw Pact (USSR) State Interaction

Other examples of state interaction

State Interaction Political, military and econ. cooperation The United Nations (est. 1945) Promote int’l cooperation (peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, economic development, environmental protection and human rights) Regional military alliances maintain balance of power Post–World War II: NATO (US) or the Warsaw Pact (USSR) Supranational organizations A venture involving 3 or more nation-states involving formal political, economic, and/or cultural cooperation to promote shared objectives. Strictest definition requires the sacrifice of some sovereignty Who is a better example of a supranational org. the UN or EU? EU!!!! Because they sacrifice sovereignty. State Interaction

Policies & Problems Common currency Free market = 500 million people = $18.5 trillion (world’s largest) Sovereign debt crisis = high state debt PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) austerity required? Germans want austerity! forced cuts to budgets, social benefits/pensions Freedom to live/work/trade anywhere in EU. no documentation needed in Schengen area (open borders) poor East/South → rich West/North refugee crisis affects border states more (Hungary/Greece/Italy) No unified foreign policy no combined military (but most are NATO members) have different foreign policy priorities © Corbis

Is the EU a centrifugal or centripetal force for member states?

EU effect on STATE cohesion Centripetal Centrifugal Anti-globalization nationalism/self-determination Multinational states threatened by regional nationalism UK (Scotland)/Brexit Belgium EU umbrella allows for regional autonomy which weakens individual states Wealthy regions no longer rely on individual state Why are we loyal to this state if we have to pay all these taxes? Catalonia (Spain) Padania (Italy) Anti-globalization nationalism/self-determination Marine Le Pen in France (wants France to leave EU, Rise in nationalism strengthens indiv. states Policy disagreements leads to calls for sovereignty, nat’lism Brexit, Greek bailout

Devolution in Europe