The Global Politics Of The United States And The European Union

As each day passes, our society grows and develops because of technology. We continue to become more connected to the rest of the world because of this technology. This, however, does not change the staggering situational differences of the world. There is still uneven distribution of natural resources and unequal opportunity for people. There are many people in Asia and Africa

Since 1950 European Union (EU) was created it has promoted peace, prosperity and values among the member nations and its neighbouring countries. EU’s influential tools, has helped transform many European states into functioning democracies and prosperous countries. EU’s membership has grown from 6 to 28 countries (Enlargement, 2014), satisfying a historic vow to integrate the continent bringing in most states of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by peaceful ideals.EU has anticipated the enlargement as an extraordinary opportunity to endorse political strength and economic success in Europe. EU’s extension policy is open to any European state that fulfils the EU’s political and financial criteria for membership; still the political process of inclusion of new state requires a unanimous agreement from all the existing 28 member states. Europe is considered to be more flourishing and safer place due to the promotion of democracy, anti-corruption policy and the single market policy.

Countries of the world can clearly be divided into rich and poor. These rich and established countries already having a developed education system, health care system, and strong central government where as these poor and developing countries are struggling with all of the above. Poor countries also suffering from terrible diseases, crime, and corruption on all fronts, including government; something that these rich and powerful countries know not much about. However, when the question comes up, “Do these rich nations owe poor nations?” The answer should and always be no. Rich countries are not responsible for the huge amounts of debts that these developing countries are in, they are not responsible for the misuse of grants and loans giving to these developing countries, and they are certainly not responsible for all of the corruptions in government and commerce that take place in most of these developing countries. With that being said, these rich countries do not owe these poor developing countries anything, but should aid in their development. With the gap widening between rich and poor nations, this cycle will continue until the gap is too wide to be fixed. These established countries must take more responsibility into assisting these developing countries and bridging the gap between rich and poor.

The 20th century brought with it a rapid expansion of the global interrelatedness of the world. In the beginning of the 20th century the world was dominated by a European world system of colonial empires that was created through expansion by sea (Findley, 2011). The competition between Britain and the other colonial powers led to an insatiable appetite to expand their empires across the globe (Findley, 2011). As the 20th century progressed this European world system collapsed and a new three world system of the United States, Soviet Union, and the rest of the world emerged (Findley, 2011). The end of the century coincided with a new era of globalization that was made possible by the introduction of global communication via the internet (Findley, 2011). This new technology brought the entire world closer together than it had ever been before. The four events that best illustrate the progression of global interrelatedness throughout the 20th century are the Great Depression, World War II, Cold War, and the introduction of instant global communications via the internet.

The lifeblood of these regimes is the dissatisfied citizens, the unimpressed masses who desire revolution and freedom from poverty, which is propogated to have risen out of Capitalist involvement in the Americas. Capitalist economies, on the other hand, believe that it has nothing to do with their involvement and instead sees these stages of development as natural, something that every economy will go through, if they have not already. Despite the appeal, it is untrue to say that every developed nation has gone through stages of development that todays underdeveloped nations are going through. As Andre Gunder Frank puts it “the now developed countries were never underdeveloped, though they may have been undeveloped” (104). This goes to show that the playing field was not even for all, and that today's developing nations had a headstart in developing.

United States (US) interference of foreign policy is a complex and much debated issue in the United States. The major topics to be evaluated include the benefits and costs in the areas of national security, humanitarian causes, trade, alliance, and economic impacts. Additional concerns involve the loss of human life and the animosity generated toward the US when the country decides to provide aid to another. US interference can have positive and negative effects if acted upon by interceding in foreign affairs. The United States should not be allowed to intercede in foreign affairs unless the US is trying to promote and preserve peace.

Thousands of years ago, people have been interacting with each other at distance, such as through the Silk Road, which connects Asia and Europe. Nowadays, driven by international trade and information technology, the interaction, in other words globalization, has been spurred. Globalization has effects on culture, on political systems, and on economic development around the world. In “My Summer at an Indian Call Center”, Andrew Marantz recounts his experiences working at a call center in India and explores the cultural effects of globalization. Thomas Friedman, on the other hand, looks into the impacts that globalization has on economy.

We cannot succeed when half of us are held back”. Malala Yousafzai. This is the way that feels a young girl in a globalized world today. There is not clear when Globalization starts, but some people believe that it begins with the end of the Cold War and the separation of the Soviet Union, others along with the arrival of man on the moon or with the development of telecommunications. As a matter of fact, Globalization is not always a synonymous of progress; however, the process of people’s interaction and their desire of succeed along with the development of technology and communications have created a globalized World. Although, the term globalization is recently used in “the New Economy” to study variations in world politics and economies, it has a broad interpretation. The most common meaning define Globalization as the tendency to reach a world dimension or surpass national borders. In either case, the globalization has evolved thought the last 50 years and it has positives and negatives effects reflected on economy, environment and human rights.

Hello! Thank you for your question about a war between the EU and the U.S. The short version is that given much of Europe 's cutbacks on military spending, the much lower number of ships, air craft and troops, and the lack of a unified military, it is likely that if the US and the EU went to war right now the US would win. Below you will find a delve of my findings.

By the end of 2008, the European Union began experiencing rippling effects of the United States financial crisis. Several member countries, most notably on the southern end of the continent, faced high levels of debt and unemployment. Portugal, Iceland, Ireland, Greece, and Spain, derogatively referred to as “PIIGS,” required extensive economic support from the EU in order to repay government debts and bail-out private banks. Disbursal of aid in 2010 proved successful in promoting economic recovery in some countries; however, the vast majority observed only slight economic improvement which led to doubts regarding the effectiveness of the harsh austerity measures implemented. Ireland has most clearly benefited from the financial support of the European Union as the country’s unemployment rate has dropped below ten percent and is expected to witness 4.5% GDP growth in 2016. Portugal, on the other hand, shows little fiscal improvement as evident in an unemployment rate of 13% and an expected GDP growth of only 1.6% in 2016. Although both countries faced tough financial crises in 2010, Ireland has notably outperformed Portugal in resolving the situation. The weak economy in Portugal, as well as continued fiscal hardship in the remaining “PIGS” countries, threaten the preservation of the European Union as financial inequality between the members persists.

In this essay I will analyse to what extent the E.U. impinges upon the national sovereignty of its member states. In order to arrive at a conclusion my answer will provide analysis and evaluation of the powers and functions of the EU Commission, the council of ministers and the EU parliament. The nature of the relationship between each of the above institutions and the nature of the relationship between the European union and the individual member states with regard to national sovereignty.

     Technological advancements are made everyday. Yes, there is a War on Terror, but it will eventually end. People are scared of what will happen in the future because of terrorism because it is so fresh in their minds. Organizations and countries are putting aside their differences and coming together to keep the world safe for all. The “superpowers” (the most powerful countries) have come to realize that working together for prosperity can be more successful than working against one another. Nearly every country in the world is a WTO (World Trade Organization) member, and none has resigned. Even China now seeks membership. With the many countries of the world working together, the thoughts and ideas of each separate country will come together. Technological advancements will be made together, creating not only separate, “okay” technologies, but great and powerful new ones. As cars and computers were showed in the World Fair in 1939, new technologies have been produced to upgrade and enhance each new product. One does not only have to have a car that runs on gasoline anymore, hybrid cars are now available, which run on electricity. One does not have to go home to use the computer anymore either. The Internet is available on cell phones, iPods, laptops, and personal pocket computers, like a Blackbury.

Kegley and Raymond stated: “The shape of the world’s future will be determined not only by changes in the objective conditions of world politics, but also by the meanings people ascribe to these conditions.” Terrorism is presently a major factor in international relations and has impacted the world to change in many significant ways. Terrorism is a political ideology that has been problematic in defining definitely because of its various interpretations around the world, as well as the fact that it is constantly evolving. Since the terrorist events of 9/11, the lives of many have been changed forever. A small group of individuals, which are a mere fraction of the population of the world, have managed to impact and shape the way international and domestic relations are looked at and handled. People question how secure and safe they feel due to uncertainty of public safety because of events such as 9/11. The war on terrorism in the 21st century has certainly and inevitably changed the landscape for global politics. However, the relationship between terrorism and global politics is troublesome and in ways problematic to describe accurately. Both terrorism and global politics individually are complicated phenomenon. It is erroneous to propose that one is responsible for the other or vice versa, but they are inextricably and inevitably linked. In the study of international relations, there are multiple theories and theoretical perspectives. In this essay, realism and liberalism

The economic and political openness that globalization brings to developing nations has no only an effect on the economy, but the culture of its people. Therefore, “… people in more open countries are less dependent on the authorities for their livelihoods. [Also in] a more open economy and society, the “CNN effect” of global media and consumer attention [of today] exposes and discourages the abuse of workers” (Griswald). As stated before, technological progression has been the tool of globalization that made sure that ideas regarding human and political equality has made its way into autocratic and developing nations. With the aid of technology, more profoundly social media, western non-governmental organizations can expose severe human rights violations in developing nations and call use it call for political and social reforms. To that extend, technology has widely facilitated the “infusion of democratic norms, and the principles of human rights that support them, into many international and regional institutions” (Dalpino). Developing and autocratic nations ( most notably China) have come to the realization that in order to foster capital and become accepted into the worldwide trade market, they must concentrate on bettering the social lives of its people by adapting and protecting their entitled human rights. Perhaps the most profound example of the influence globalization lies in the Asian continent where a number of nations like South Korea and Taiwan have opened up

Lack of development in countries in the so-called `Third World' has many political and economical reasons. Historians explain the inadequacy of developing countries with the early imperialism and the resulting colonization of the South. Exploitation of mineral resources, deforestation, slavery, and the adaptation of foreign policies shaped the picture of today's suffering and struggling civilizations and natural rich continents. The omission of concessions and equal negotiations between dependency and supremacy give rise to the contrast of enormous resources and immense poverty in developing countries is. In the last years the outcry of justice and the emancipation of the Third World became louder throughout developing and industrialized