great decisions teacher presentatin
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THE US AND RISING POWERS
Chapter 1
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History
Treaty of Westphalia
This is the settlement
that ended the "Thirty
Years War“ The Thirty Years War : War
between Holy Roman Empire
over religion ( Catholics vs
Orthodox)
resulted in the
emergence of the
European states system.
state sovereignty.
1st attempt to structure
how nations dealt with
each other
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History
Congress of Vienna (1814 ) Again trying to constitue peace and draw borders
World War I the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey), and the allied powers (Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, USA)
The Treaty of Versailles ( 1919) The League of Nations
World War II The Allies ( France, Britian, US, USSR, China )Vs. The
Axis ( Germany, Japan, Italy ) Allies created the UN US vs Soviet Union
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Bipolar World
CAPITALISM - Containment Of Communism
Eastern Bloc COMMUNISM
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Bipolar Unipolar Multipolar
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WHAT MAKES A MAJOR POWER?
Political Scientist – Kenneth Waltz1. Population and Territory2. Natural Resources3. Economy4. Stability of Political System5. Military Strength
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Asia Pacific – “Asian Triumphalism”
China Economy growing at a 10% clip Trading partners – US is largest, however EU if
combined is larger Military – extemely strong- budget doubled – very
strong navy Part of the Nuclear Non-Profileration Treaty
India Economy growing at an 8 % clip Nuclear Power – signed a treaty with the US
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NPT
US, Russia, China, France, and Britain Limit the spread of Nuclear Power 1970 189 members 5 of them are recognized as Nuclear Power states
Four non-parties to the treaty are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons. India, Pakistan, and North Korea
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Petro Power Demographics
Russia - Resources of oil and natural Gas
Brazil – BiodieselJapan – development
of new technologies for energy efficiency , alternate and renewable fuels
China and India - very populated – LABOR
Russia- declining demographic trends
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Legitimacy of Power
Being acknowledged by others to have this power
THE UN Acknowledges only – China, France, Russia Britain
and the US This no longer reflects the truth of the world’s global
Powers
Now there is Brazil, India, Japan, Germany, and others
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Soft Power
Concept introduced by Joseph S. nye Jr. Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
ABILITY TO SHAPE THE PREFERENCES OF OTHERS
Brazil
China
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EU, US, JAPAN
China, India
Brazil S. Korea
RussiaTurkey South
Africa
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GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Energy and Natural ResourcesClimate Change
Means cutting down productionNuclear Weapons
Some of the NPT signatories like N.Korea and Iran – have started producing Nuclear weapons
Non-signatories like Israel, India, PakistanTerrorism
Benefit from IT, globalizationConflict of Ideologies
Democracy vs. Authoritarianism
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Global Order
Need to find a new way to govern the worldAfter WWII – the winners made the UN
security Council but Now there must be a change
Who plays the role of enforcer if different powers have different views concerning the challenges?
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Need new financial institutions The G-8 can no longer solve financial world
problems aloneRobert Zoellick, president of the World Bank
suggested the G-14 Whether it’s 14 or something else – need the right set
of players to fix things up
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Role of the US in a Multipolar System
1) Primacy in military power 2) No clash between major powers3) Post American Era
Embrace the multipolar world Return to an isolationist view
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Collaboration and Recognition
Use other major powers to collaborate and find solutions to global challenges