1. Political Systems in
Today's World
Chapter 25

2. Section 3
International
Organizations

3. Two Types Nongovernmental Organizations
Individuals and groups outside the scope of government
Funded by donations
Intergovernmental Organizations
Composed of members of national governments
Created through agreements

4. The United Nations Established in 1945 3 goals
Preserve world peace and security
Encourage nations to deal fairly with one another
Help nations cooperate in trying to solve their social and economic problems

5. Structure Main headquarters = New York City General Assembly
Controls the budget
Discusses, debates and recommends solutions for major international problems

6. 2. Security Council 15 nations Makes peacekeeping decisions
5 permanent and 10 revolving
Makes peacekeeping decisions
Very difficult process

7. U.N. Security Council 5 Permanent Members 10 Elected Members
United States, United Kingdom, China, Russia, France
10 Elected Members
2016: Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, Venezuela
2017: Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay

9. 4. International Court of Justice
3. Secretariat
In charge of the day-to-day operations of the UN
4. International Court of Justice
Judicial branch of the UN
5. Economic and Social Council
Promotes economic and social progress around the world

11. The European Union Supranatural Organization Created in 1957
An organization whose authority overrides the sovereignty of its individual members
Created in 1957
Continues to grow today

12. Economic Interests Maastricht Treaty: 1993
Original intent was to remove all economic restrictions
Maastricht Treaty: 1993
Member nations yield power to the European Union
Quasi-government
Ability to make and enforce some decisions that apply to all members even though they are sovereign

13. Section 4
Global Issues

14. Challenges No single nation can solve these problems
Challenges the sovereignty of individual nations
Requires cooperation between nations

15. What is Terrorism?
Definition: The use of violence by non-governmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal.

16. When a terrorist strikes, their only goal is to injure or kill others.
FALSE!!
Attacks from terrorists are politically motivated.

17. Islamic groups are the only groups who have used terrorist tactics.
FALSE!
Many non-Muslims have used terrorist tactics throughout history.

18. Examples of
Terrorism

19. Reign of Terror: France Sept 5, 1793 – July 28, 1794 16,594 Killed

20. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: June 28, 1914

21. Omagh Bombing: Northern Ireland August 15, 1998
29 Killed, 220 Injured

22. Oklahoma City Bombing: April 19, 1995
168 Killed, 680 Injured

23. al-Qaeda Attacks 2000 USS Cole Bombings -19 killed -39 injured
1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya
-212 Killed
-4000 injured
2000 USS Cole
Bombings
-19 killed
-39 injured

24. 2004 Madrid Commuter Train Bombings
-200 Killed
-1800 Injured

25. London Bombings 7/7/05
56 killed
700 injured

26. Paris Attacks: November 13, 2015
130 killed
368 injured

27. 9/11 Attacks
-3000 Killed
-6300 Injured

28. Pentagon
Shanksville, PA

29. “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”

30. International Terrorism
Def: The use of violence by non-governmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal
One of the greatest dangers in the world today
300+ attacks per year around the world
State-sponsored terrorism: When a government secretly supports terrorism

31. al-Qaeda “The Base” Formed in 1988 Formerly headed by Osama bin Laden
Desired to rid the Middle East of Western influence
Organized many attacks on American interests
Today: War on Terrorism

32. Al-Qaeda Base Countries

33. ISIS Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Created in 2013
Splinter group from Al-Qaeda
Goal: Create an Islamic state (Caliphate) in the Middle East and beyond
Implement strict Sharia Law
Known for their brutality and use of social media to spread their message

35. What are nuclear weapons? Why are nuclear weapons so dangerous?
What do you think is meant by the term “Nuclear Proliferation”?

37. Class Objectives: -Understand and analyze nuclear proliferation
Nuclear Weapons
Essential Question:
Why are nuclear weapons a global issue?
Class Objectives:
-Understand and analyze nuclear proliferation
-Comprehend the nuclear capabilities of various countries.

38. Deployment Methods

39. Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Proliferation: The spread of nuclear weapons
10 nations are known, or believed to have, nuclear capabilities
Non-Proliferation Treaty: 1968
Safe use of nuclear power
Don’t provide technology to other nations
Encourage disarmament

40. Not as difficult to make nuclear weapons as originally thought
Makes monitoring more difficult
Iran/North Korea

41. Human Rights
Def: Basic freedoms and rights that all people, regardless of age, gender, nationality, or ethnicity should enjoy.

42. 1948—Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Lists things a government should NOT do to limit freedoms as well as things they SHOULD do for people
Many international organizations have been established to protect human rights

44. The Environment Challenges: Goal: Sustainable Development
Rapid population growth
Consumption of natural resources
Pollution
Goal: Sustainable Development
Continue economic growth and development without destroying the environment or depleting natural resources

45. Benefits of Chinese Smog
1. It unifies the Chinese people.  2. It makes China more equal.  3. It raises citizen awareness of the cost of China’s economic development.  4. It makes people funnier.  5. It makes people more knowledgeable (of things like meteorology and the English word haze).

46. Osama bin Laden Born 1957 in Saudi Arabia Founder of Al-Qaeda
Died May 2, 2011 in Pakistan