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Encore

Encore. A Final Trip around the World. Latin America: Major Issues. Poverty Cause of population migrations Political Instability Drug trafficking violence Relationship to the United States Friendly: Free Trade Agreements (Colombia) Hostile: Anti-American rhetoric (Venezuela)

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Encore

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  1. Encore A Final Trip around the World

  2. Latin America: Major Issues • Poverty • Cause of population migrations • Political Instability • Drug trafficking violence • Relationship to the United States • Friendly: Free Trade Agreements (Colombia) • Hostile: Anti-American rhetoric (Venezuela) • Neutral: Maintain good ties with both sides (Brazil)

  3. Case Study: Mexico • Review: Overthrow of the PRI • Internal Problems • Regional tensions (Zapatistas) • Drug wars • Relationship with the United States • Immigration • NAFTA

  4. Case Study: Brazil • Review: Election of Lula in 2002 • Developing Superpower? • Good: Natural Resources, growing economy, stable government • Bad: Gap between rich and poor, racial tensions, local crime and violence, corruption • Cf. India

  5. Case Study: Cuba • Review: Cuban Revolution • Cuban Marxism • Good: Social Programs (health, education) • Bad: Political Repression (abuse of dissidents) • New Allies? • Rise of new socialist states in region which have filled the void left by the end of the Soviet Union

  6. Middle East: Major Issues • Islamism • Fundamentalism in politics • Gender issues • Violence • Westernization • Religious Disputes • Shia-Sunni • Israel-Palestine • Democratic Movements • Successful? Egypt • Failed? Iran

  7. Case Study: Israel/Palestine • Review: Camp David Accords (1979) • Settlements • Israel wishes to build homes in areas established as part of their nation, but claimed by Palestinians as part of 1948 UN agreement (West Bank) • Blockade • Palestinians claim Israel prevents basic commodities from entering Palestinian areas • Israel claims rival nations attempt to ship dangerous arms to Palestinians hidden among humanitarian aid

  8. Case Study: Iran • Review: Revolution of 1979 • Theocracy and Totalitarianism • Recent challenges to rule by the mullahs and “elections” • Nuclear Program • Questions over intent of Iranian nuclear ambitions • Hostility to Israel • Evidence that Iran supports terror groups that launch attacks on Israel

  9. Case Study: Iraq • Review: U.S. invasion (2003) • Regional Divisions • North: Kurds • Central: Sunni • South: Shia • Foreign Affairs • Balancing close ties to both U.S. and Iran

  10. Case Study: Egypt • Review: Overthrow of Hosni Mubarak (2011) • Results of the Revolution? • Egypt establishes secular free state • Egypt establishes fundamentalist state (Muslim Brotherhood)

  11. Sub-Saharan Africa • Political Instability • Civil Wars • Dictatorship • Weak central authority • Poverty • Most underdeveloped region • Public Health • AIDS • Malaria

  12. Case Study: Nigeria • Review: Election of 1999 • Regional Division • North: Hausa • West: Yoruba • East: Igbo • Military Government • Frequent disruption of democracy due to military coups • Niger Delta Region • Violence in valuable oil fields

  13. Case Study: South Africa • Review: Election of Nelson Mandela • After Mandela • Will new leaders be able to cope with continuing challenges? • Tribal conflict (Zulu and Xhosa) • Racial tensions (White supremacist groups) • Economic development

  14. Case Study: Sudan • Review: Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005) • Regional Division • North: Arab, Islam, Control the government • South: Nilotic, Christian or animist, excluded from government • Darfur • Genocide in the western pastoral region of the country

  15. East Asia

  16. Japan • Review: Asian Tigers • Good News • Despite being passed by China, Japan is still the #3 economy in the world • Bad News • Debt Problems • Energy Concerns • Earthquake…

  17. North Korea (PDRK) • Review: Korean War • Rogue State • With the exception of its ties to China, PDRK is totalitarian state within its borders and isolated from the international community • Nuclear Program • Like Iran, North Korea has a nuclear program that may be trying to develop weapons capabilities • Just for fun • http://listverse.com/2010/05/30/top-10-crazy-facts-about-kim-jong-il/

  18. Europe • European Union • Benefits of “supra-nationalism”: currency (Euro); free trade • Problems: “Weaker” states dragging down the system • Debt Crisis • Governments: Rising costs of welfare states • People: Violent protests refusing cuts to entitlements • Secularization of Society • Rise of secular humanism and decline of traditional religion

  19. UK • Review: Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Revolution (1980s) • EU - In or Out? • Although a full member of the EU, retained the British pound as currency instead of adopting Euro • 2 or 3 party system? • Tories (Conservatives) vs. Labor • Election of 2010 - Rise of the Liberals

  20. Serbia • Review: Yugoslav Civil War • Relations with the Balkans • War Crimes trial • EU and economic relations • Kosovo • Ethnic Albanians declared independence from Serbia

  21. Coach Lerch’s Final Thoughts • Seriously, I’m done.

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