Related Issue #3
To what extent should internationalism be pursued?
To stay alive, you must breathe, drink, and eat. You have no choice. But in other situations, you may face many choices. When this happens, what motivates you to choose one course of action over another? What motivates you, for example, to study instead of going to a movie with friends - or vice versa? What motivates you to take an after-school job - or not?
In the same way, understanding the motives of nations and nation-states can help you understand the forces that affect decisions made by governments. In this issue, you will explore some of these forces, the choices they present to peoples and governments, the decisions that governments have made as a result, and how these decisions have affected international relationships. You will also analyze and evaluate the motives that lie behind foreign policy decisions and how nations and countries adjust to changing world conditions while balancing their national interest against the need to respond to and resolve global issues.
As you explore this related issue, you will come to appreciate;
In the same way, understanding the motives of nations and nation-states can help you understand the forces that affect decisions made by governments. In this issue, you will explore some of these forces, the choices they present to peoples and governments, the decisions that governments have made as a result, and how these decisions have affected international relationships. You will also analyze and evaluate the motives that lie behind foreign policy decisions and how nations and countries adjust to changing world conditions while balancing their national interest against the need to respond to and resolve global issues.
As you explore this related issue, you will come to appreciate;
- that the relationships among countries are complex and dynamic
- that individuals, groups, and countries participate in international organizations for a complex variety of reasons
- that a country's foreign policies can affect you and others both directly and indirectly
- that changing world conditions and globalization have affected international participation on an individual, regional, and national level - and have sparked a shift in the relationships among individuals, groups, and countries