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Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)

Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs). Toward the New World Order?. Evolution. Westphalia 1648 Congress of Vienna 1815 Today over 300 IGOs Over 3,000 INGOs (non-governmental). Global. Multipurpose UN Single purpose/functional WHO, IMF, etc. Sub-global. Economic IMF, NAFO

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Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)

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  1. Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) Toward the New World Order?

  2. Evolution • Westphalia 1648 • Congress of Vienna 1815 • Today over 300 IGOs • Over 3,000 INGOs • (non-governmental)

  3. Global • Multipurpose • UN • Single purpose/functional • WHO, IMF, etc

  4. Sub-global • Economic IMF, NAFO • Security OSCE, NATO • Judicial Eur Court Human Rights • REGIONAL • Economic EU, NAFTA, ADB • SecurityOAS- RIO Pact

  5. United Nations • Elitist • 1944 US demands SC veto • Sovereign base • Higher budget than League • but less than CBC! • Diverse • Dispersed ...

  6. Interactive Map

  7. General Assembly • 185 members • Public debates • Symbolic votes

  8. Security Council • 5 permanent • 10 elected (2yrs) • Authority peacekeeping • Tribunals ICTY

  9. Calls for SC Reform • Unrepresentative • Slow to act • Underfinanced • Veto a Cold War relic • used Feb 99 by China • ending Macedonia mission • Macedonia recognised Taiwan in Jan 99!!

  10. Secretary-General 1 Jan 1997- • Kofi Annan • UN careerist • Committed to • cutting bureaucracy • extending UN role • Predecessors

  11. Boutros-Ghali 1992-1996 • Agenda for Peace • Preventive • Peacemaking • Peacekeeping

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