GEOG 329 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Francis Fukuyama, Geopolitics, Economic Globalization
Document Summary
Us-led, the un security council approved military intervention (by the. Us) to remove iraqi forces from kuwait (during 1990-1991) The blockages that were seen during the cold war were forecasted to be removed --> so that there would be more peace in the world. Geopolitics of hope --> after the cold-war, there was a turn in more international issues, e. g. biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, indigenous rights, reduction in green house gas emissions. There was a sense of entering the new 21st century with a lot of hope. Re-articulation of geopolitical representations --> initially during the cold war, there was the divide of east and west, but then there began a rise of the north and south (between china) Transition from communism --> reshaping the east and west divide (this was due to the end of the soviet union and. Communist regimes, there was also economic liberalism, particularly in china, vietnam) Globalization of economy --> reshaping the north and south divide.
