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2. EVENTS IN WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1944 Formation of WTO 1994 Vietnam War 1965-1975 Bandung Conference 1955 Formation of G8 1998 End of gold Standard 1971 Bretton Woods (GATT, WB, IMF) 1944 FTAA signed 2004 World Economic Crash 1987 1945 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 NAFTA signed 1994 World energy Crises 1979 End of Soviet Bloc 1991 Formation of G10 1961 Formation of G7 1976 Formation of G20 1999 World energy crises 1973

3. US managed to persuade the rest of the countries to support the war in Iraq. After a year of escalating violence, stability and democracy in Iraq are as far away as ever. Meanwhile, corporations such as Haliburton, continue to profit from lucrative reconstruction contracts. • Lipservice to morality and justice masks the hegemonic politics of war, control and big business. • From the perspective of the G8 countries, harmful effects on development are harmful on their business interests and investments. Their goal is to ensure that national resources are used in a way that is favorable to them. • The G8 identified Africa as the region with great development potential. Africa has a wealth of exploitable natural resources and potentially huge market for consumer items. The instability of the region needs to be underpinned by force. • Our shared goal is to help combat the harmful effects on development when national resources and revenues are misused. Chairs report from South Sea Island Summit. 2004 • We just completed a very successful summit. The nations of the G8 are united in our desire to help bring stability and democracy to Iraq. George W. Bush after the South Sea Island Summit • Finally, we moved forward on our common efforts to make the world not only safer, but better. We launched a new effort to train and equip 75 000 peacekeepers over the next five years to help bring stability and security to troubled regions, with an initial focus on the continent of Africa. George W. Bush after the South Sea Island Summit • It is morally right that we extend democracy, cut poverty, remove the causes of conflict and instability and bring the hope of advancement to all nations Tony Blair speech on G8, Sep 2004

4. Climate Change • Can international agreements like Kyoto solve climate change?

5. Climate Change • Is nuclear energy the only viable way to tackle climate change?

6. Aid and debt • Can doubling world aid and cancelling debt make poverty history?

7. Aid and debt • Is it desirable that the global south develops to the level of the global north?

8. Climate Change • Failure of international processes • Kyoto, carbon trading and carbon commodities • Market based solutions to market based problems • Gov commitment to tackling climate change • Nuclear lobby in the Labour Gov • Road, house and airport building • G8 summit: global agreement on science and action • Market based, nuclear based • Outside UN and international agreements • Science and spin at the summit • G8: A green summit? • Managing the facts

9. Debt and Africa • Initiative: International Financial Facility • Double aid • 100% multilateral debt relief • Completion of Doha round • Boost for AIDS research • Initiative: Commission for Africa • 17 Commissioners • Business-led priorities • Really making poverty history? • Band Aid 20: displacing attention

10. Popular uprising Argentina 2001 Worldwide student unrest 1968 Nelson Mandela Released 1990 Indymedia Est 1999 Allende Overthrown Chile, 1973 1st Reclaim the Streets 1994 Anti WTO demos Cancun 2003 Battle of Seattle 1999 Poll Tax Riots 1990 G8 Demos Birmingham 1998 1st World Social Forum 2001 Battle of Orgreave UK 1984 Cuban Revolution 1956 1945 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 Gleneagles 2005??? Battle of Beanfield UK 1992 Solidarity Trade Union, Poland 1980 Prague anti WTO protests 2001 Battle of Twyford Down, 1992 Handsworth, Brixton, Toxteth Riots, UK 1985 Anti G8 protests Genoa 2001 Zapatista Uprising 1994 Anti WTO protests Berlin 1988 June 18th London 1999 Sandanistas in power, Nicaragua 1979-1990