Impact of globalisation and the state system

What has globalisation changed?

the way states interact with each other

What are the 4 ways globalisation has impacted the state system?

increasing interconnectedness

challenges to state control

changes to international law

frequency of forcible interventions

What is the first argument for the impact of globalisation?

states are becoming more interdependent and interconnected

What are the 2 ways states have become more interdependent?

communication and transportation becoming quicker and cheaper

increase in migration

What has happened since the end of the cold war?

there has been democratisation of countries in eastern Europe and south America

What is widening globalisation?

the number of states experiencing globalisation has increased

What is deepening of globalisation?

globalisation has become more intense and is affecting more and more areas of peoples lives

What is the second effect? What are their more challenges to?

state control

What has globalisation challenged?

the authority of states over the control of their citizens

What is an example of globalisation challenging state authority

Creation of ICC and War Criminal tribunals has limited states power to say no to their citizens to face trial at the Hague

What is a real life example of this between the UK and US

the founder of Wikileaks being trailed in US even though the UK trying to resist it

What has globalisation prompted?

changes to international law

What pressure has increased?

to develop international law to manage the widening and deepening of globalisation

What have been established about trade?

Global rules

When was the WTO created?

1995

Why was the WTO created

to manage the global rules on trade

Why was the 2015 Paris agreement established?

to address environmental concerns

Why have changes to international law been made?

to keep up with the rapid changes of globalisation however they sometimes fail

What is an example of failure of changes to international law?

in the 2007/8 credit crunch international law was weak on preventing the investment decisions of large financial decisions

What happened during the 2007/8 credit crunch

the global economy went into a period of deep recession

What has globalisation affected the frequency of?

forcible interventions

What are forcible interventions?

state takes military action against another state

What can forcible interventions be because of?

Humanitarian reasons and non humanitarian reasons

Example of humanitarian reason for forcible interventions

Somalia in 1992

What is an example of non humanitarian reason

Afghanistan 2001 when the primary reason was to beat Al- Qaeda

What did globalisation do initially for humanitarian interventions

increase them

What did the holocaust do

created a massive shift in global opinion about rights protection

What has growing awareness of human rights abuses lead to?

ignoring traditional state sovereignty and instead act to protect the people from their state rulers

What did the UN say about Libya in 2011

said to NATO to use ‘all necessary means’ to protect the people from Colonel Gaddafi

What has happened more recently to the desire for the international community to intervene

It has declined

What has the disruption caused by humanitarian interventions caused?

states to become more reluctant to take military action to protect the people

What else have been impacted by humanitarian intervention?

non humanitarian intervention

Why are states no longer drawn to

International disputes

Why are states no longer drawn to international disputes

and example

Fear of economic and political disruption

e.g. consequences of Iraq 2003