CONTENT STATEMENT
- Trade, alliances, treaties, and international organizations contribute to the increasing interconnectedness of nations and peoples in the 21st century.
CONTENT ELABORATION
The topic of global connections is a recurrent theme throughout the Contemporary World Issues course. Nations and peoples are interconnected through trade, alliances, treaties and international organizations. Connections among nations and peoples of the world are dynamic, characterized by continuous shifts in international coalitions and political alliances.
Examples of some of the long-established organizations and alliances include:
- Trade: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC);
- Alliances: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO);
- Treaties: Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Camp David Accords, Kyoto Protocol; and
- International organizations: United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), Organization of American States (OAS), African Union (AU).
Participation in these and other organizations, treaties, or alliances has increased the interconnectedness (globalization) of nations.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Analyze the ways in which trade, alliances, treaties, and international organizations contribute to the increasing interconnectedness of nations and peoples.