International Cooperation and National Security - 1494 Words

In â€Å"Anarchy is What States Make of It† Alexander Wendt describes two opposing state systems—competitive and cooperative. In competition, â€Å"states identify negatively with each other’s security so that ego’s gain is seen as alter’s loss.† In cooperation, â€Å"the security of each [state] is perceived as the responsibility of all.† Currently, there are problems such as the spread of nuclear weapons, terrorism, poverty in developing countries, international financial instability, and climate change that confront the entire global community. Ideally states could cooperate in order to solve all of these dilemmas in the next twenty years. Realistically, they will only solve problems with specific and easily stated solutions. Cooperation tends†¦show more content†¦Nuclear countries financed non-nuclear countries’ civilian energy technology, and considered this to be â€Å"an inalienable right† (Article IV). It is excessively more difficult to understand how much it costs to fund economic development in the Third World. On one hand, aid for health care has shown a lot of promise. As Kristof writes: â€Å"Where else can you spend a few dollars and save a life?† The cost of actual economic development is mystifying, though. Infrastructure projects fall apart while government leaders line their pockets. Even when the world does agree to cooperate, as they did for 2002’s Monterrey Consensus, the lack of encouraging results leads to a lack of adequate funds. Simple solutions, such as funding light-water nuclear technology, or mosquito nets to prevent malaria, are able to gain support, as are basic security measures. But countries have enough trouble building up their own infrastructure, and they do not want to put in the effort or the time to see possible regime change and growth in the less developed world. The costs of a problem extend beyond what a country is losing, and include what other countries are gaining. Relative gains make other countries hesitant to commit to cooperative action, and once again there is a divide between military and economic issues. Terrorism is very rarely endorsed by states, and a subway attack in Tokyo is a tragedy for AmericansShow MoreRelatedThe Characteristics Of The Liberal Theory949 Words   |  4 PagesLuisana Zambrano National Profile 2 Based on the characteristics of the liberal theory, which highlights the ideas of democracy, free trade, multilateral cooperation and a rule-based international society that respects sovereignty and human rights (Introduction to Global Politics), to establish an state of freedom and justice, we can clearly identify Japan as a liberal state. I would also divide the liberal theory in four different approaches: first, into the multilateral cooperation and acceptanceRead MoreU.s. 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