Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Identity Crisis, Israeli Settlement, Kyoto Protocol
1 Mar 2017
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Multilateralism: past 70 years, enjoyment of relative peace, period of prosperity and well-being that is unprecedented. The rule of international law: acceptance of universal controlling rules. International institutions: the un, wto, imf, wb, g20: number in the 100s, proliferated after ww2. Nonaggression: value to be upheld and aggression leads to nothing good for anyone, avoidance of certain wmds. Free trade: argument of work force vs. large corporations. The value of human rights: newer concept that human rights are to be protected. Continual presence of us as leadership in this world order. Marriage between us power and international institutions and norms. Most countries exist and play within this world order violate those principles. Need for flexibility, compromise, and change: russia unhappy as western countries lied to russia again and again. Nato"s expansion, us installation of weapon systems: e. g. need for unsc to involve other countries of importance.
