1. The changing world since the end of the Cold War
Global Trends
The changing world since the end of the Cold War

3. The World in 1992

4. The World in 1997

7. Democratic Trends

8. Political Trends

10. Failed States 2009

11. Global Peace Index

15. UN Peacekeeping

16. Political Trends An end to the Cold War and Cold War Alliances
The Growth of NATO
The push for democracy (not necessarily the growth)
US Hegemony (for a short time)
Multi-Lateralism and the growth of new world powers
Shifting role of the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations
International cooperation? Copenhagen, International Criminal Court

17. Economic Trends Globalization Market interdependence
Growth of new economic powers: China, India, Brazil, Russia
Technological advances
Emerging markets (Former 3rd world)
Increased standard of living (for some)
Widening gap between rich and poor
Growth of Multinational Corporations
WTO
G8 …..to…..G20

18. Security Trends Shifting alliances in a multilateral world
China as a world power
Nuclear proliferation
Failed states
Unilateral wars (state building)
Fundamentalism
Global Terrorist Networks - Al Qaeda
The Somalia Effect
Post 9/11
Increase in UN Peacekeeping operations

19. Health and Development
Increase in standard of living in some areas
Widening gap between rich and poor within and among nations
Environmental degradation (deforestation, pollution, green-house gas emissions)
Competition for Natural Resources (oil, gas, water, food)
AIDS, pandemics, multistrain resistant diseases

20. Women, Children and Human Rights
Use of Child Soldiers in Conflict Zones
Women’s Health issues - prenatal, postnatal, GYN, family planning
Education is key for sustainable development
Human Trafficking and the sex trade
Freedom of expression, religion, judicial rights (still a problem in many places around the world)