Global governance and Security

Global governance and Security

Global governance and Security

Introduction

In the context of 9/11, however, the door has been opened to a new set of questions: can we stop the onslaught of an entire generation of extremists motivated to destroy Western civilization as we know it; can we reign in the tools and technologies of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a global community; can we resolve to live together as a common species and advance the destiny of mankind? Two of the most critical uncertainties facing the world today are whether future terrorist events, perhaps much more significant than 9/11, will occur, and how will the global community resolve its differences to not only fight the war on terror, but to also defuse the many conflicts that threaten to bring the world to the brink of war.

Global governance after September 11, 2001 a Theoretical Analysis

One of the major questions which concerns international relations scholars to this day is, whether international politics have changed since the end of the Cold War? The simple answer to this problem is yes. Simplicity in the field, however, is not sufficient, and a greater analysis into why such a view exists is necessary. Change has occurred in many areas, but in order to view such change, one must look at international relations as existing beyond realism. To see the changes which have taken place since 1991, one must look to notions of domestic politics, the rise of non-state actors and the erosion of state sovereignty, the discussion of global norms and values, the growth of international organizations, and notions of global governance. The idea of global governance is essential in understanding the post-Cold War world, as a result of the impact that a system of governance in the international realm has on outcomes and events(Stiglitz 2006).

REPRESENTATION FOR ALL PEOPLE

The General Assembly of the United Nations increasingly suffers from a problem of inadequate representation (Berner 2007). The membership of the General Assembly is made up of official representatives of nation-states, not a true representation of the world's peoples and cultures. Many groups controlling nation-states have no desire to see minority groups within their countries gain a voice on the international stage. The Security Council, designed to prevent conflict between nations, has been able to do little by way of preventing conflict or genocide within nations. The United Nations was designed as a forum for states, not minority ethnic groups(Diane Stone 2008).

PROPOSALS FOR UN REFORM

The call from Kofi Annan to involve NGOs and civil society in partnership with the United Nations was recognition that charitable groups were the foot soldiers in the war against disease, poverty malnutrition, education and shelter for refugees. These are not the programs of military peacekeepers that are sent to stop fighting, nor are they programs of the Nation-State Leaders, but they are the programs important to personal and social development which are important if peace is to be maintained in the long ...