PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Warsaw Pact, North American Free Trade Agreement, Asean Free Trade Area
18 Aug 2020
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Efforts by states and individuals to overcome national rivalries and to encourage cooperation between countries and peoples. League of nations was the first attempt absence of us made it difficult to succeed. Idea of a united europe did not emerge after the war, most great conquests aimed at unity (through war) idea of a europe dominated by one hegemonic nation has been constant feature of european history. United nations created to counter rivalries and encourage cooperation paralyzed by cold war. Idea of a united europe based on principles of democratic governance and common markets was new to post-1945 era with regards to national security, west. Europeans championing integration viewed individual countries as too weak to stand up to the real or imagined soviet military threat strength through unity; belief that there is a specific european identity (christianity?) Post wwii (1) issues of high politics rather than reflections of identity led west.
