Reflection 2

We have now started to look at the theories of world politics. Can the sovereign world agree on anything? Can sovereign nations work together to accomplish a goal? With the global world now interconnecting every country an effort must be made to connect the nations together. The economy has made it so that one nation can no longer be isolated or they will fall. The economic prosperity of the world can be made or broken by one nation. It is imperative for nations to work together to overcome obstacles. We have observed this in class. When several "lesser" groups bind together they make a state, and alliance, that can threaten a larger state. In these cases the larger states must work with the smaller states to prevent war. With the world economy being regulated by the WTO, justice being regulated by the UN and world courts such as the ICC it is becoming a world in which states must work together to achieve an acceptable end.

http://www.wto.org/

http://www.icc-cpi.int/home.html&l=en

http://www.un.org/english/


Furthermore, I am going to expand on the discussion we had with our classroom theory. The world is a lot like the classroom. We have some states that if left to their own they will do nothing. However, the more powerful states/children will try and take charge and make a following/alliances and work to consolidate power around themselves. We can see this in our world with weak nation-states going nowhere or going downhill. Also, the more powerful states try and be the "world police."

http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0412-09.htm