Political Globalization: Not Strong Enough (And It Never Will Be)
Political globalization can be defined as “an increasing trend toward multilateralism (in which the United Nations plays a key role), toward an emerging ‘transnational state apparatus,’ and toward the emergence of national and international nongovernmental organizations that act as watchdogs over governments and have increased their activities and influence” (Moghadam, 2005: 35). This means that there are organizations established to bring committees of world citizens together to ensure that the world governments are doing the right thing. Of course, it’s problematic trying to keep powerful governments in line when the ruling body over any given organization has little-to-no power to enforce agreed-upon rules. That is the current dilemma that the United Nations, NATO, and other peace-keeping organizations face when trying to quell conflicts that arise between nations – not enough power to enforce already agreed-upon rules and regulations. Given the fact that there’s often more incentive to continue aggression towards a country than to maintain peace with it, whether it be for economic or political gain, the United Nations will perhaps never gain the power it needs to help the world find peace.
Political globalization, like economic globalization, means that …show more content…
The idea of bestowing even the smallest fleck of peace has been a goal that many would agree is universal. To this end, the world has agreed that a neutral governing body is needed to maintain and enforce the peace and to keep world governments in check. Unfortunately, the organizations that have been established, specifically the United Nations, fails miserably to curb wars and conflicts – through no fault of its own, but simply because it was never bestowed the power necessary to fulfill its mission of peace and security to all nations. And, if the past is any indicator, perhaps it never
Political globalization can be defined as “an increasing trend toward multilateralism (in which the United Nations plays a key role), toward an emerging ‘transnational state apparatus,’ and toward the emergence of national and international nongovernmental organizations that act as watchdogs over governments and have increased their activities and influence” (Moghadam, 2005: 35). This means that there are organizations established to bring committees of world citizens together to ensure that the world governments are doing the right thing. Of course, it’s problematic trying to keep powerful governments in line when the ruling body over any given organization has little-to-no power to enforce agreed-upon rules. That is the current dilemma that the United Nations, NATO, and other peace-keeping organizations face when trying to quell conflicts that arise between nations – not enough power to enforce already agreed-upon rules and regulations. Given the fact that there’s often more incentive to continue aggression towards a country than to maintain peace with it, whether it be for economic or political gain, the United Nations will perhaps never gain the power it needs to help the world find peace.
Political globalization, like economic globalization, means that …show more content…
The idea of bestowing even the smallest fleck of peace has been a goal that many would agree is universal. To this end, the world has agreed that a neutral governing body is needed to maintain and enforce the peace and to keep world governments in check. Unfortunately, the organizations that have been established, specifically the United Nations, fails miserably to curb wars and conflicts – through no fault of its own, but simply because it was never bestowed the power necessary to fulfill its mission of peace and security to all nations. And, if the past is any indicator, perhaps it never