FR 340T Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Democratic Peace Theory, Democracy Promotion, Alan Greenspan
Document Summary
Obama wanted to renovate world"s multilateral system. However, he made little progress and it doesn"t seem much progress will be. Deepening economic interdependence = greater need for multilateralism made: frustrated groups are turning to outside formal institutions and ad hoc venues to make change. Centerpiece of global governance = un, the core of the un = the security council: not as powerful as it should be because 5 permanent members often disagree. G-zero world = world with no global leadership bc diffusion of power and interests. But what really marks the contemporary era is not the absence of multilateralism but its astonishing diversity. Patrick reading technological change in global politics need for international rules and enforcement as problems become transnational too big. Current ios are ill-equipped to address emerging transnational problems . Relying too much on ad hoc decisions in small countries. Building consensus leads countries to adopt a piece meal approach to huge.
