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THE US AND RISING POWERS
Chapter 1
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
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
Bipolar World
CAPITALISM - Containment Of Communism
Eastern Bloc COMMUNISM
Bipolar Unipolar Multipolar
WHAT MAKES A MAJOR POWER?
Political Scientist – Kenneth Waltz1. Population and Territory2. Natural Resources3. Economy4. Stability of Political System5. Military Strength
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
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
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
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
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
EU, US, JAPAN
China, India
Brazil S. Korea
RussiaTurkey South
Africa
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
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?
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
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
Collaboration and Recognition
Use other major powers to collaborate and find solutions to global challenges