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The Basics. System Actors. States International organizations Intergovernmental Organizations Global , regional Nongovernmental Organizations Global, regional, national, local Multinational corporations (MNCs) Nations Religious groups Terrorist networks Leaders, prominent individuals
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System Actors • States • International organizations • Intergovernmental Organizations • Global , regional • Nongovernmental Organizations • Global, regional, national, local • Multinational corporations (MNCs) • Nations • Religious groups • Terrorist networks • Leaders, prominent individuals ¤
Global Divide Global North • Advanced Industrialized Countries • ~ 32 countries Global South • ~162 countries • = 84 % of world • Very diverse • Emerging Economies • Countries in Transition (CITs) • Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) ¤
Countries in Transition (CITs) 6= Emerging (Czech Rep., Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Russia)
Transnational Issues Political Security Economic Socio-cultural Environmental Health Energy ¤
Zero v. Positive Sum Outcomes Zero-sum Outcome • Win/lose Positive-sum Outcome • Win/win ¤