Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations
an effective instrument of international cooperation.
—Dean Acheson, U.S. diplomat, (1893–1971)
Learning Objectives
- H: Explain how and why globalization changed international interactions among states.
In an era of increasing globalization, people formed international organizations
to promote useful working relationships among nations. Dean Acheson, a U.S. secretary of state, described how the mission of the United Nations (UN) fit with this goal of maintaining world peace and making international cooperation easier. Working through agencies such as the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the World Bank, the UN provides technical advice and loans to developing nations. Other international organizations and treaties, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), promote free trade worldwide. However, the United Nations was born of the devastation of world wars and preventing conflict was its primary goal.
Sections
The United Nations: A Structure for Peace
Assemblies of the United Nations
The UN and Human Rights
Keeping the Peace
Other UN Priorities
International Financial NGOs
NGOs Separate from the UN
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Reflect
REFLECT ON THE TOPIC ESSENTIAL QUESTION
1. In one to three paragraphs, explain how globalization changed interactions between states after 1900.
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