Global Relationships: Yesterday and Today
Global Relationships: Yesterday and Today
Relationships between nations historically influence and affect the political climate of the current age. This dynamic has been true throughout history (de Blij, Muller, Nijman, & WinklerPrins, 2011; Goff, Moss, Terry, Upshear, & Schroeder, 2012).
The political climate prior to and throughout WWI certainly has had residual long lasting effects that are still evident today in world politics. Factors of nationalism, imperialism and militarism played significant roles in creating the strategic alliances that laid the foundation for WWI. These alliances, as well as century old contentions between nations are also still having global impacts today (Barron, 1923; de Blij et al., 2011; Goff et al., 2012; O’Hara, 2006; Share, 2004)
For example, European nations following the ideals of imperialism, nationalism and militarism conquered and colonized nations throughout Asia, Africa, the Balkans, the Pacific and South America. Throughout the 20th century these nations have sought and struggled to gain independence. Granted many of these nations today are considered democratic or republic in their political structures, often as a result of colonization and the process of gaining independence. To some extent, these nations have been able to maintain some of the infrastructure left behind, however the socio-economic status of these nations have been dramatically effected as a result, creating a political climate that often continues to bred war, especially throughout the African Continent, Asia and the Balkans. Thus the world global community today continues in combative actions in the very regions of WWI (Barron, 1923; de Blij et al., 2011; Goff et al., 2012; O’Hara, 2006; Share, 2004; Thomas, 2011).
Consider the dynamics of the African Continent. Today, of the African nations, virtually all have experienced conflict in some form during the last half-century. Seventeen African states currently are experiencing
Relationships between nations historically influence and affect the political climate of the current age. This dynamic has been true throughout history (de Blij, Muller, Nijman, & WinklerPrins, 2011; Goff, Moss, Terry, Upshear, & Schroeder, 2012).
The political climate prior to and throughout WWI certainly has had residual long lasting effects that are still evident today in world politics. Factors of nationalism, imperialism and militarism played significant roles in creating the strategic alliances that laid the foundation for WWI. These alliances, as well as century old contentions between nations are also still having global impacts today (Barron, 1923; de Blij et al., 2011; Goff et al., 2012; O’Hara, 2006; Share, 2004)
For example, European nations following the ideals of imperialism, nationalism and militarism conquered and colonized nations throughout Asia, Africa, the Balkans, the Pacific and South America. Throughout the 20th century these nations have sought and struggled to gain independence. Granted many of these nations today are considered democratic or republic in their political structures, often as a result of colonization and the process of gaining independence. To some extent, these nations have been able to maintain some of the infrastructure left behind, however the socio-economic status of these nations have been dramatically effected as a result, creating a political climate that often continues to bred war, especially throughout the African Continent, Asia and the Balkans. Thus the world global community today continues in combative actions in the very regions of WWI (Barron, 1923; de Blij et al., 2011; Goff et al., 2012; O’Hara, 2006; Share, 2004; Thomas, 2011).
Consider the dynamics of the African Continent. Today, of the African nations, virtually all have experienced conflict in some form during the last half-century. Seventeen African states currently are experiencing
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