1. BELLWORK: 4/11
How did the US view their role in the decolonization movement?
Describe U.S. actions that caused NAM to form.
Describe Soviet actions that caused NAM to form.
Explain the goals of NAM. How would they accomplish these goals?
THINKER: Why was Abdel Nasser considered the “father” of the movement? How did Western powers view him?

2. Origins of the Non-Aligned Movement

4. Formation of NAM Founded in Belgrade in 1961
Conceived by India's first prime minister, Nehru; Indonesia's first president, Sukarno; Egypt's second president, Nasser; Ghana's first president, Nkrumah; and Yugoslavia's president, Tito.
All five leaders were prominent advocates of a middle course for states in the developing world between the Western and Eastern Blocs during the Cold War.

6. NAM’s Current Role
120 current countries Represents 2/3 of UN members and 55% of the world population.
Membership is particularly concentrated in countries considered to be “developing” or part of the Third World
Since the NAM formed as an attempt to thwart the Cold War, it has struggled to find relevance since the Cold War ended.
Many of the members of the Non-Aligned Movement are also members of the United Nations. Both organizations have a stated policy of peaceful cooperation, yet the successes the NAM has had with multilateral agreements tend to be ignored by the larger, western and developed-nation dominated UN

7. Members and “observer” countries

8. NAM’s Current Goals
Criticism of US policy: Invasion of Iraq, War on Terror, attempts to restrict Iran & NK’s nuclear plans
Self-determination of Puerto Rico & Western Sahara
Sustainable development: issues with globalization, debt, unfair trade and decline in foreign aid
UN reforms: critical of UN structure, power dynamics, lack of transparency in decision-making
Human Rights: protect cultural diversity

9. NAM’s effectiveness in the Cold War
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