01:790:102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Global Relay, Kyoto Protocol, Common Agricultural Policy
29 Jun 2016
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New global challenges require dedicated international commitment: climate change, depletion of natural resources, ecosystem under attack. The decline of the sovereign state: superstates, failed states, parastates. The challenge of global terrorism: isis as a product of globalization, mass-scale demographic migration. Capitalism in the absence of democratic social safety networks: race to the bottom. Pressure to join the international market without proper education, preparation, or preventive capabilities: the global relay race , economic shock therapy for the post-communist world. People want mcdonald"s but not at the cost of their own cafes and cuisines. Collective environmental security: kyoto treaty, global extremes, deforestation. New claims on natural resources: i fracking love oil, the tyranny of nestle. Politics of oil, water, and natural gas: rentier state, saudi arabia, russia, afghanistan. The billion dollar borats: central asia and the return of russia. Science, yo: healthcare minus contraception, world has doubled in the last 50 years.
