Global Dynamics of National Security: Alliances and Resources - Alliances, United Nations (un), The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (nato), The Middle East
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Interdependence is one of the key words of foreign policy in the post-cold-war era. States are increasingly relying on each other, as well as nongovernmental and multinational entities, to accomplish their stated political and economic goals. Interdependence is complicated because it does not rely on ideological loyalties, as the communist and democratic blocs each did during the cold war. Ideologies are now being replaced by such motivations as money and regional dominance in interstate alliances.
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The United States faces a unique set of threats from different parts of the globe and continues to make alliances to suit its tactical and strategic national security goals. Such alliances are usually formal agreements that two or more parties enter into in order to defend their collective security goals. Some of the key allies for the United States in the new world order include the European nati…
The United Nations (UN) is one of the leading players in the international arena and deals with a host of subjects, ranging from human rights to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) nonproliferation. The multinational organization can trace its roots back to the days immediately following World War II. At a 1945 conference in Yalta in the Crimea (then part of the Soviet Union), the leaders of the Uni…
On April 4, 1949, the United States and Canada signed the North Atlantic Treaty. This entered them into a political and military alliance with ten European nations: Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was essentially created to protect Europe from potential Soviet aggression and cr…
Preserving the security of the state of Israel while supporting the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations has been, and continues to be, an important policy for the United States. The United States has been a strong ally of Israel since the country was established in 1948 because of the two countries' shared political values, a historical relationship, and shared cultural and personal ties. Over …
An important element to consider while studying U.S. alliances and the global dynamics of national security is the heavy Western dependence on energy resources from around the world. The United States and most other developed countries do not produce enough petroleum to meet domestic demand and must therefore import oil from other nations. As a steady supply of oil is essential to the functioning …
Resource stresses abroad may well keep the United States on its toes in the next few decades, especially because they may make conflicts among regional powers more likely and more intense. Although involved parties may seek economic sanctions before resorting to military force, transborder resource conflicts are likely to occur. The Middle East is of special concern to U.S. security planners. The …
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