POL 202 Int. Relations Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I. The Cold WarII. Unlike WWI results of WWII were conclusiveIII. US and Soviet Union left as only remaining military powersIV. Seeds of Cold War in Yaltaa. Yalta Conference Feb 1945i. Issuesii. Four zones for Germany and Berlinb. Invasion of Poland that set off WWIIV. Superpowers EmergeVI. The blocs consolidateVII. Development of Nuclear WeaponsVIII. Berlin Airlift of 1949Outline of Current Lecture I. Cold War Endsa. Ronald Raegan takes officeb. Mikhail Grobachev takes power in USSR in 1985c. Worldwide Economic Developmentsd. New Diplomatic ChangesII. Post- Cold War, 1991-Presenta. Interestsb. Interactionsc. Institutionsd. What will shape our world in the future?e. American Predominance and Challenges to itCurrent LectureI. The Cold War Endsa. Ronald Raegan takes office in 1991b. Mikhail Gorbachev takes power in USSR in 1985i. Improves relations with USii. Enacts internal reforms in USSR and Socialist blociii. By 191, the Soviet Union itself had dissolved c. Worldwide Economic Developmentsi. Cross border trade and investment increases1. western Europe begin to remove barriers to trade and later establish a common currency the euro in 2002ii. in the 1900s and early 200s countries begin to globalizeiii. Globalization1. Communist world begin to embrace globalization and capitalist economic reforms2. Most countries begin to accept globalization in general principlea. National economies integrate into the world economyd. New Diplomatic Challengesi. Military Diplomatic conflicts continue when Iraq invades Kuwait in 19901. The UN Security Council and Arab League condemn the invasion2. UN sets withdrawal, deadline which Iraq ignores3. UN authorizes use of all necessary means4. US leads coalition that defeats Iraqii. During the 1900s the UN continues to involve itself in military diplomatic and humanitarian issues 1. Success and failures but helped establish hope for more international cooperationiii. Tensions between traditional and newer diplomatic approaches emergeiv. Transnational human rights and environmentalist groups have begun to play an important role in politicsII. Post- Cold War, 1991- Presenta. Interestsi. States are interdependent on one anotherii. Through trade and investmentiii. Rise of non-state actors with diverse goalsb. Interactionsi. Complex interdependenceii. Weak states often bargain with global institutionsc. Institutionsi. UN and global financial and trade institutionsii. NGOs participated. What will shape our world in the future?1. Two realities: a. American supremacyb. Globalization2. International trade and investment continue to grow3. Yet, uncertainties about security and the economic dimensions of politics lingere. American Predominance and Challenges to iti. Unchallenged American military superiority raises several questions:1. Where do Americans interest lie?2. How will the US interact in the international arena3. Missiles are made here in Tucsona. Tamahoc missilesIII. The Cold War Thawsa. 1970s US and Soviet Union begin to negotiate a series of agreementsi. Limit arms race (SALT)b. Cooperation set back by competition in the third world Europei. President Eisenhower at the time c. Dec 1979 soviets enter Afghanistan to support pro soviet union governmenti. US and allies respond1. Impose trade sanctions2. Finance Afghani insurgents3. Boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscowd. Ronald Raegan takes office in