tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238822273925986152024-03-27T22:00:35.037-04:00Spaces of Globalization Class BlogDrSchnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-13161456623130786452024-03-27T21:59:00.001-04:002024-03-27T21:59:38.914-04:00Chapter 23, Maya Coffee, Cobalt Mines<p> Chapter 23 talks about how there's a global dimension of inequality. Reason for that is that there are greater movement of factors of production across borders, and there is a greater influence as well. There are movements of labor present independence. A concept of inequality is focused on nations in the world. The average incomes of households are surveyed without the population weight. A graph shows that different concepts go different paths throughout history. Generally speaking, inequality has been around for centuries, usually with wealth status. The Maya Coffee article discusses about the fair trade with coffee. Guatemala is known for their coffee. There was a growth in agriculture production. The methodology was that the writer made evaluations with limitations and benefits of fair trade as alternate development. Data was gathered through semi structured interviews with members with the community. The finals results show that coffee prices were market sized, there were connected trade relations, there was organizational capacity taken place, access to credit were shown, and that importance of gender were involved. There were long-term contracts within the benefits. Access to credit gave cooperative offers that were loans that were both short and long-term. Some limitations were high rates of insolvency may lead to reduced income within the members, and low market success. The Cobalt Mines shows that there are harsh conditions with children within the labor. It goes back to the sweatshops in China and other asian countries with harsh working conditions. The pictures show that the work is grueling and dirty. A video shows that going into the mines with limited gear is dangerous and risky. Any storms that occurs can become lethal to the workers in the mines. Another video shows child labor and women at work. Their work looks to be less dangerous to the men's, but it can also be tiring. A graph shows that there is a high demand for lithium which is a key material from 2000 to 2025. These types of jobs gives high risk to the workers' health. It's sadly common with developing countries having workers doing dangerous jobs. </p>Luca Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412844870998040929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-8713312344320334232024-03-27T20:33:00.006-04:002024-03-27T20:33:46.006-04:00Chapter 23, Maya Article and Cobalt Miners Article<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Chapter 23 of the textbook introduced three ways the Gini coefficient or inequality, could be measured in society. It demonstrates that the poorest people often have the least amount of financial quality and that wealth is held in the hands of the few. The hardship the economically poor face was shown through the other 2 articles; “The Cobalt Pipeline” and the “Maya Coffee Farmers.” A commonality both these people had was a want to educate their children. Due to fair trade and the cooperative, the Mayan coffee farmers had greater access to education with over 40% of families sending at least one child to secondary ed. However, the Cobalt Miners undermine their collective wealth by acting as artisan miners and working as separate groups rather than together. Due to this, they did not have access to education. As the Mayan article showed, Fair Trade does have disadvantages, such as debt created by the need for loans, but the guaranteed income benefits the producers in the long run. If Cobalt Miners could collaborate and join together as a producer market they could set a minimum price for Cobalt, as it is such a relied upon mineral at this time. The dysfunction and competition spurred by poverty in this area has done the producers a disservice. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Sarah Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585836498489059383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-66595454827294497452024-03-21T17:55:00.002-04:002024-03-21T17:55:11.862-04:00Blog 9<p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f8e59738-7fff-8f0c-24c7-c54f42a12165"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Globalization in its early emergence, was initially viewed as a positive, beneficial force that would interconnect cultures, goods, and peoples. Though many globalists see globalization as positive, in recent years there has been a resurgence against this transition, on both sides of the political spectrum. As stated in Chapter 76, there has been right-wing support for isolationist politics all over the globe, specifically in Hungry, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s response to the negative aspects of globalization was the exit from the European Union so that it would have greater sovereignty over its exported goods and immigration. Yet, as also stated in Chapter 76, these isolationist policies are a reflection of the need for security over culture and jobs that globalism threatens. This is seen also with the Zapatistas who occupy parts of southern Mexico in order to secure their corn farming communities from cheaper markets. Though these groups are extremely different on the political spectrum and in their responses to the negatives of globalization, they are driven by the same motives. People crave a stable livelihood and stability within their jobs and families. Globalization creates an environment where jobs can be relocated at any time to cheaper labor markets. It also exploits people of lower socioeconomic classes. These negative aspects have driven opposition from both the left and right sides of the political sphere. There is never bipartisanship in politics anymore, so this phenomenon truly shows that the system is broken. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Sarah Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585836498489059383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-57532372786360280632024-03-20T23:42:00.001-04:002024-03-20T23:42:08.033-04:00Chapters 70, 76, 77 & Zapatista Article<p> </p><div class="WACEditing EditMode EditingSurfaceBody FireFox WACViewPanel_DisableLegacyKeyCodeAndCharCode usehover" contenteditable="false" id="WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; visibility: visible;" tabindex="0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW192999862 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW192999862 BCX2" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">The chapters and article this week </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">show the</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">push-and-pull of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> how people have reacted against globalization</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">. T</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">hat of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">a closing circle of nationalism </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">or a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">more unique </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">option</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">Subco</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">mmandante</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2"> Marc</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">o writes on the "basement of Mexico", and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">how the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">Zapatistas refuse "To be accomplices in the unjust delivery of poverty and pain,"(</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">pg</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> 61</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> What a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">power</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">full</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2"> line</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">! The </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">Z</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">apatistas and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">their stated goals of protecting the environment</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> gender equality </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">blend well with counterhegemonic globalization. </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">The Zapatistas have actually reached out to global organizations, and like </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">Evans argues in </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">chapter 70, used the corporate carapace that encapsulates the global economy to </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">its</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2"> advantage.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> By using the same framework, it is easy to have the local rise to global.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW192999862 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW192999862 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW192999862 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">On the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">other hand,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">there’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> this sentiment of pervasive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">, pessimistic</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> panic </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">that has led others to “pull the ladder up after them</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">”.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> As</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> Misha argues in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> chapter 77</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">, globalization has brought </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">into public view visions of prosperity and massive disparities in ‘wealth, power, education, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW192999862 BCX2">status’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">. I can easily see how the points </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">Mishra makes here feed into a rise in nationalism.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> This disparity has brought fear, and when people are afraid, they want to protect themselves and their community. When you have nowhere else to turn to but despotic leaders who “get it</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">”,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> the pipeline from nationalist to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">extremist gets much easier. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> important to recognize that no one is immune to propaganda. However, it is interesting to compare the Zapatistas and natio</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">nalists. While their issues stem from the same root, they have arrived at vastly different conclusions. I think </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> important to note that the Zapatistas</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> have started out as a group “with nothing left to lose” while nationalists are the opposite, or at least might consider themselves that way – with everything to lose.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> I think that has helped shape how </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2">they’ve</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW192999862 BCX2"> turned out.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW192999862 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px;"> <br /></span></p></div></div>Allison Borellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639198575172812405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-12588399850732416142024-03-20T23:30:00.005-04:002024-03-22T11:15:13.577-04:00Blog 9<p> <span> <span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); font-family: times; white-space: pre-wrap;">In its nascent stages, globalization emerged as a beacon of promise, heralding an era of interconnectedness among cultures, economies, and societies. Initially embraced as a positive and transformative force, globalization was touted for its potential to foster cross-cultural exchange, facilitate the flow of goods and ideas, and unite peoples across the globe. However, in recent years, a discernible shift has occurred, marked by a resurgence of skepticism and opposition toward this global transition, spanning political spectrums.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>Indeed, while proponents of globalization continue to extol its virtues, a growing chorus of dissent has emerged, particularly evident within the realms of right-wing politics. Across diverse geopolitical landscapes, from Hungary to the United States and the United Kingdom, there has been a palpable surge in support for isolationist policies, reflecting a desire to reassert national sovereignty and safeguard domestic interests. The United Kingdom's decision to exit the European Union stands as a poignant manifestation of this trend, as it sought to reclaim control over trade dynamics and immigration policies. However, as elucidated in Chapter 76, these isolationist tendencies are not confined to a single geographical or ideological enclave. Rather, they represent a broader sentiment rooted in the perceived threats posed by globalization to cultural integrity, job security, and economic stability.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>This sentiment finds resonance even among seemingly disparate groups, such as the Zapatistas in southern Mexico, who have taken a defiant stance against the encroachment of global markets on their traditional corn farming communities. Despite their ideological divergence, both right-wing isolationists and grassroots movements like the Zapatistas are united by a common imperative: the pursuit of stability and security in an increasingly uncertain world. Central to their grievances is the recognition of globalization's propensity to disrupt traditional livelihoods, relocate jobs to cheaper labor markets, and exacerbate socio-economic inequalities. Indeed, the allure of profit maximization often comes at the expense of marginalized communities, who bear the brunt of exploitative labor practices and market volatility.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">In this light, the convergence of opposition from both ends of the political spectrum underscores a fundamental disillusionment with the status quo. The absence of bipartisan cooperation in addressing the challenges posed by globalization underscores a broader systemic dysfunction within contemporary politics, where ideological polarization supersedes the pursuit of common interests and collective welfare. In essence, the contemporary critique of globalization reflects a profound yearning for stability, security, and economic justice, a sentiment that transcends traditional political divides. As societies grapple with the complexities of a rapidly globalizing world, the imperative to reconcile competing interests and forge a more inclusive and equitable future has never been more pressing.</span></p>Tyler Scheirerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027795975868629885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-15138178118717521772024-03-20T18:57:00.000-04:002024-03-20T18:57:26.709-04:00Chapters 70, 76, 77<p> Chapter 70 talks about how labor became a global social movement. I understand on why that can happen. There have been many movements regarding on labor and workers. They're usually caused by poor working conditions and little pay the workers are receiving with high working hours. It's like the sweatshops of China that were discussed earlier, although there wasn't a social movement for that. Women have also been a part of movements, for instance the feminist movement. They were also considered to be human rights as well which makes sense. Environmentalism has played a role and that issues on health is a concern with toxic waste dumps being near nature. Chapter 76 discusses about on Nationalism is bigger than Globalism. The main factor about the two is that in chapter two, they have far different opinions on immigration. It's based on what the government tends to do with the immigrants. There is also the concern with Muslim immigration and there's the stereotype that all Muslims are terrorists, which is the problem. Chapter 77 talks about extreme chaos and violence around the world. The article mentions about the September 11 attacks, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the threat of climate change and people believe it's a hoax, financial troubles with the United States economy like the 2008 Recession, the crisis of euros, and the threat of ISIS. Long Journey is about Mexico and its economy. Back in the 90s, Mexico had to pay an almost 100 billion debt to money companies. </p>Luca Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412844870998040929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-55296198764053697692024-03-18T22:30:00.057-04:002024-03-19T11:04:31.057-04:00World Wildlife Fund (WWF)<p><span style="font-family: times;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); white-space: pre-wrap;">The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) stands as a beacon of hope in the global conservation movement, tirelessly working to protect the planet's biodiversity and ensure a sustainable future for all. Since its inception, WWF has remained committed to its mission, employing innovative strategies and collaborative efforts to address the pressing environmental challenges facing our world.</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>Founded in 1961 by a group of passionate individuals, including biologist Sir Julian Huxley and naturalist Peter Scott, WWF emerged in response to the alarming decline of wildlife populations and habitats across the globe. Initially focused on species conservation, the organization quickly expanded its scope to address broader environmental issues, recognizing the interconnectedness of ecosystems and human well-being.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>At the heart of WWF's mission lies the preservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources. The organization strives to:</span></p><span style="caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); white-space: pre-wrap;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><li>Conserve ecosystems and species diversity.</li><li>Ensure the sustainable management of natural resources.</li><li>Mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions.</li><li>Promote sustainable and equitable development.</li><li>Advocate for policies that prioritize environmental protection.</li></span></ul></span><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>WWF employs a multifaceted approach to achieve its objectives, leveraging scientific research, advocacy, community engagement, and partnerships with governments, businesses, and local communities. Some key strategies include:</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">Conservation Projects: WWF implements on-the-ground conservation initiatives aimed at protecting critical habitats, restoring ecosystems, and safeguarding endangered species.</span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: times;">Policy Advocacy: WWF advocates for the adoption of science-based policies and regulations to address environmental threats, such as habitat destruction, overexploitation of resources, and pollution.</span></li></ul><p></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: times;">Sustainable Practices: Through collaboration with businesses and industries, WWF promotes sustainable practices in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and energy production, aiming to reduce environmental impact while supporting livelihoods.</span></li></ul><p></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>WWF raises awareness about environmental issues through educational campaigns, media outreach, and public events, inspiring individuals to take action and make informed choices.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 0px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">WWF has established a formidable global presence, operating in over 100 countries and territories around the world. Through a network of offices, field projects, and partnerships, WWF collaborates with local organizations and stakeholders to address regional conservation challenges while advancing global objectives. WWF's membership comprises millions of supporters, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and governments, who contribute financially and lend their voices to the cause. The organization's headquarters is located in Gland, Switzerland, with regional offices strategically positioned to oversee conservation efforts across different continents.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>Over the decades, WWF has made significant strides in advancing conservation goals, contributing to the protection of numerous species and habitats while influencing policies and practices on a global scale. However, the challenges facing the planet remain formidable, and WWF continues to adapt and innovate in its approach to address emerging threats and opportunities. WWF relies on a diverse funding model, including donations from individuals and corporations, grants from foundations and governments, and revenue from merchandise sales and partnerships. Transparency and accountability are paramount, with WWF adhering to strict financial standards and reporting mechanisms to ensure that donor contributions are effectively utilized for conservation purposes.</span></p><p style="border: 0px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(236, 236, 236); margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"> As we navigate the complex environmental challenges of the 21st century, the World Wildlife Fund stands as a beacon of hope, inspiring collective action and driving positive change for the planet and its inhabitants. Through innovation, collaboration, and unwavering commitment, WWF continues to lead the charge toward a more sustainable and resilient future for all.</span></p>Tyler Scheirerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027795975868629885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-16608055796416287722024-03-18T19:07:00.002-04:002024-03-18T19:07:20.180-04:00Doctors Without Borders<p> </p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Borders, was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> founded in 1971</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> country of origin is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">France</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> What sparked the creation of this group was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">war and famine in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Nigeria. When it was first founded, it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> made up of 300 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">volunteers, ranging from</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> logistic experts, doctors, and other staff. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">They're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">
not just doctors, but a wide array of medical professionals and
non-medical professionals. They were awarded the Nobel peace prize</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> in 1999.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Their primary goal at the start was to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">establish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">
an independent organization that focused on " delivering emergency
medical humanitarian aid quickly, effectively, and impartially,"
according to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">their</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> website. They have a few guiding principles, like being independent, impartial, and neutral. </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">They are</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> also</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> guided by medical </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">ethics, a desire to </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">be transparent and accountable, as well as committed to bearing witness.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Of course</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">, they are also committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">They </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">accomplish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> these goals by going into areas in active crisis. These </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">include:</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">
war and conflicts, natural disasters, outbreaks and epidemics, as well
as refugees and internally displaced people. They deploy their network
of aid workers as rapidly as possible to these areas. From setting up
temporary facilities, to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">administering</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> mass vaccinations, to improving water and sanitation services to help prevent the spread of disease, MSF</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">carries out its goals in many ways. I</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">t all depends on the situation's unique needs.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">MSF has </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">its</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> presence by going into areas o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">f</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> crisis “where many others can’t or won’t” go to adminis</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">ter aid, regardless of politics or sides.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> They have </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> aid workers in more than 70 countries for rapid response.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">M</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">ost members are already local to the country where the office is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">located</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">That said, they do have international staff that </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">generally take</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> on a more senior or managerial role</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> depending on the needs of the location</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">This
alleviates some concerns that come with coordinating across borders and
legal requirements for practicing medical staff. By already having
staff in countries at risk, this allows them to create a swift emergency
response</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> as well as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">monitor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> the situation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">It is my understanding that they are</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> doing this </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">with exploratory missions</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">, or at least are in the beginning of establishing their presence</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">While </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">they’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> there, they are also</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> collecting information </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">to better treat the crisis. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">MSF </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">actually made</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> up of 26 associations around the world.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> These are their own independent legal entity registered in the co</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">untry where they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">operate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">, like the U.S., Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, etc. These </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">associates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">re </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">linked to six operational centers that directly manage MSF humanitarian action in the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">field and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> decide t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">he when/what/where</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> of medical aid. All 26 MSF associates are held to the authority of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> an annual Internation General Assembly or IGA.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">This board is made up of representatives from the MSF groups and individual members.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span>Allison Borellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639198575172812405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-63999283760070388422024-03-18T13:32:00.000-04:002024-03-18T13:32:18.516-04:00Human Rights Watch<p> <span> My NGO is Human Rights Watch which started in 1978, with the creation of Helsinki Watch. The Helsinki Watch was designed to support the citizens in the communist states aligned with the Soviet Union. Back to the Human Rights Watch it became more effective in the 1990's which its main aims were to strengthen the rights of women, refugees, children, migrant workers. Which brings a human rights issue such as child soldiers, rape as a war crime, domestic violence, and trafficking. It has been shown in two big spots and those two are, in 1997 in was shared in the Nobel Peace Prize as founding member of the international campaign to ban landmines. Also, as we all know about 9/11, they checked and said they needed new forms of pressure on the terrorist's groups and their supporters on very close monitoring counterterrorism laws. Since all of this they have been expanding the things, they check on which is economic, social, and cultural rights. Those three are mainly for education and housing problems. But as of now they are trying to find new technologies that keep Human Rights Watch on the cutting edge of promoting respect for human rights worldwide. </span></p>Nicholas Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15277757884803515407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-88273141558704881122024-03-18T10:20:00.002-04:002024-03-18T10:20:52.843-04:00Anti-Slavery International<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The non-governmental organization Anti-Slavery International is a movement driven NGO, based in London, that focuses on eradicating slavery from the globe. It operates in more than 20 countries, specifically in areas such as Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The NGO targets slavery in four areas, responsible business, child slavery, climate change, and migration and trafficking. The Anti-Slavery International targets these factors in multiple ways including legislation, legal protection, long term care, partnerships, bringing awareness, addressing norms, and tracking trafficking routes. To address slavery within businesses, the NGO has lobbied for a stronger UK Modern Slavery Act, they work with businesses who want to stop forced labor, and they track state-imposed forced labor. They have recently contributed to ending state-forced labor in the cotton industry in Uzbekistan. Child Slavery is being addressed through providing legal protection for trafficked children, regardless of gender or situation, including child brides. They focus on norms and structures that leave children vulnerable to slavery, such as child begging or traditional child slavery in the Sahel Belt of Africa. The NGO addresses climate change and migration similarly as they view climate change as a cause of forced migration. They argue that migration leaves individuals in an exploitive state, and that they are extremely vulnerable to trafficking at this time. The organization argues for safer migration routes that are more governmentally overseen, in order to reduce this vulnerable state. They also are pushing for a global effort to reduce climate change, in order to reduce the need for migration, and have partnered with environmental experts to achieve this goal. Overall, Anti-Slavery International seems to have a great effect in areas around the world. They have coordinated the creation and passing of legislation to protect the victims of slavery, as well as addressed direct issues that contribute to the problem. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Sarah Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585836498489059383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-89761092188395398492024-03-17T20:06:00.000-04:002024-03-17T20:06:02.839-04:00Save The Children<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Save The Children is an international NGO that operates in
multiple countries with expansions. The organization was started after World
War I in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb, after she noticed that many children needed
aid during the aftermath. There was then a massive struggle when the Great
Depression hit and millions of children with basic needs needed aid. When World
War II started in 1939, it led to more children with aid. At one point, in the
UK, there were millions of orphans in Britain that needed support. Throughout
time, there have been multiple expansions to other continents like Asia and the
Middle East. In the United States in the Appalachian area, children were given
shoes and clothes. There has been aid given through every major war. The Korean
War has given children more aid in the affected areas. Soon enough, more
diversity of children was being aided like Native American and Latina children.
One of the significant openings of this organization is Tanzania. Like many
NGOs, Save The Children has primary aims and goals that the community wants to
reach. One of the primary aims is the organization must address the needs of
the children. They want to save and improve the lives of the children and
ensure that they can survive. Programs go chase for these primary aims, with
emergency responses and advocacy. The organization has expanded across the
world, setting up programs and enlarging the community. There are thirty
national members and the main headquarters are in Fairfield, Connecticut, and
London, UK according to the website. A couple of accomplishments that the
organization aided over 13 million children and helped 124,000 children in 16
states of the United States. They have also provided medical care and child
services. The organization gets its funding from donations and contracts.
People who donate to the Save The Children organization, their money goes to
program services, fundraising, and management. On their website, there’s a tab
called “what we do.” On that tab it has two fundraisers that I didn’t know they
had. One of them is the Ukraine Crisis. Ever since Russia made its invasion to
Ukraine in February of 2022, there have been many Ukrainian children that
needed aid from being forced from their homes by Russian attacks in their
towns. The other fundraiser is the Climate Crisis. Children live in areas that
are vulnerable to dangerous climate effects. Some dangers can be wildfires,
floods, hurricanes, and air pollution. This can also cause health issues to the
children who have a weak immune system.<o:p></o:p></p>Luca Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412844870998040929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-35440639347635416102024-03-07T00:06:00.000-05:002024-03-07T00:06:00.074-05:00CH 64, 68 & Washington Post Article<p> </p><div class="WACEditing EditMode EditingSurfaceBody FireFox WACViewPanel_DisableLegacyKeyCodeAndCharCode usehover" contenteditable="false" id="WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; visibility: visible;" tabindex="0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW262946698 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW262946698 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">The textbook’s chapters focus on non-governmental agencies and activism on environmental issues, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">while the Washington post article shines a light on what could be considered a worst-case scenario</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">Combined it</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> shows some of the good, the bad, and the ugly.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> Chapter 64 focuses on Green Peace, and how </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> unique way of making statements started and has spread. By introducing the concept of “ecological sensibility</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">”,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> of trying to bring the environment into the forefront of people’s minds, is a noble goal. However, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">I think </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">there’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> a missing spotlight on domestic activism. Without the people directly affected protesting, these global organizations would be a lot worse off. It </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">can’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> just be foreigners coming into someone’s ‘house’ and telling </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">them </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">what’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> wrong; in chapter 68, Tokar mentions that the Bolivian ‘People’s conference on Climate Change...’ invites people f</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">rom civil society, indigenous people, as well as many others. This can also be seen with the movie, “This Changes Everything</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">”.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> Without the people caring about their land and actively protesting, there</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">wouldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> be a village left for them or their children in the future. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">These international organizations and summits are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">all well and good</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">, but </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">optimal</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> performance, it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">can’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> just be these big organizations; there needs to be</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> a grass roots effort as well. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> good that these organizations have </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">identified</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> solid goals to push for, as well as false solutions to fight against. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">The Washington </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">post</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> article </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">showcases</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> what happens when you lack both – an international presence and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">a domestic</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> one. Through no fault of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">Chinese</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> people,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> either.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> When some try to reach out, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">they’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> either silenced or ignored. Going by the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">Washington</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> post’s reception, it would be even harder for international organizations to get through like Green Peace or for the peo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">ple to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2">participate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW262946698 BCX2"> in any summits.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW262946698 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> <br /></span></p></div></div>Allison Borellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639198575172812405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-73843747945076493292024-03-06T20:54:00.002-05:002024-03-06T20:54:55.491-05:00Chapter 64, Washington Post<p> I scrolled through the Washington Post page and just by looking at the pictures, it's a bad story. China is known to have advanced technology, but they the major problem with pollution, specifically smog. We watched a documentary about environmental problems and climate change. There were places in China that has received more than 100 days of smog and bad air. One girl was interviewed and said she never seen the stars, blue skies, and even clouds. This article mentions about chemicals from factory operations that affects the citizens nearby with health problems and can affect the water supply. Mines are also in operations and those can create similar situations. Chapter 64 talks about how Greenpeace tries to persuade people to not do any more damage to the ecosystem. Efforts go with the Quakers and that have sensitive morals with political responsibilities. Media attention has also been captured for Greenpeace as well. According to the article, Greenpeace has two direct moves. The first one is documenting significant actions taking place. The second one is campaigning on depletion of the ozone layer.</p>Luca Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412844870998040929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-23304923735347806502024-03-06T13:36:00.000-05:002024-03-06T13:36:17.335-05:00Blog 8 <p> In the book Globalization Reader, the chapters and pages given to us they talk a lot about how before they were going through bad air pollution. The reason behind why it was so bad they gave examples like electric heaters and natural gas furnaces which produce very bad air pollution. Now in Chapter 64 they talk about Greenpeace which they break the biggest air polluting factors into 4 and they look into them and ways to fix them almost completely. They gave an example about a way they fix these problems, and it was their nuclear campaign, they take time in reprocessing and dumping of any nuclear material. Fixing these nuclear problems saves not only us but sea creatures. Chapter 68 is dedicated to a lot of climate disasters which is affecting many families and people all around the world when a tsunami or any natural disaster hits a certain area it affects multiple people. Which like hurricanes creates a lot of pollution and they don't really focus on things that happen after the hurricane which ruins a lot of animals in the sea. Now in the article,<i> In Your Phone, In Their Air </i>the main thing that caught my eye was how they talked about lithium batteries which a big focus in the world. Lithium batteries power multiple things like our phones, laptops and also a new way to use them which is big part in this world is electric cars like Tesla's. Tesla's have been a big help in this world with polluting air just off of the fact they don't have to use gas. </p>Nicholas Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15277757884803515407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-39027305277265292412024-03-05T23:17:00.001-05:002024-03-05T23:17:13.334-05:00Blog 7<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A theme that was carried in all three readings was that spectacular or catastrophic environmental events need to take place in order to receive public attention. This is specifically laid out in Chapter 64, in which Greenpeace receives media attention when their protests are “visually spectacular.” This included sending a ship out that tailed a Russian whaling fleet or having activists climb a 180-ton water tower and placing a banner. These outrageous and exorbitant acts receive media attention, while smaller villages or people with fewer resources are ignored. Due to this, only certain environmental issues are being addressed by the public, even if Greenpeace addresses many issues. This theme of large-scale events receiving attention is carried in Chapter 68. A large section in Chapter 68 is dedicated to climate-related disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, droughts, etc. There are about 250 million people affected by these disasters every year. These numbers and the disasters themselves are quite large and spectacular and receive media attention. For example, when a hurricane takes place aid is often sent within the first few months, as the event is recent and destructive. However, the same large aid and attention is not sent to areas dealing with the effects of long-term pollution as seen in the Washington Post article. This article highlights the effects graphite factories have had on the surrounding villages. Air pollution, water contamination, and crop failure are just some of the issues in this area due to the factories. However, due to the lack of spectacularness of this issue, it is receiving little attention. Once more, the local governments are paid off by the factories to not address the issue. These people do not have the resources or means to cause spectacular events that would probe public interest. </span></p>Sarah Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585836498489059383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-13848674321894384032024-03-04T11:35:00.004-05:002024-03-04T11:35:58.337-05:00NGO - Doctors Without Borders<p><span style="color: #ffe599;"> </span></p><div class="WACEditing EditMode EditingSurfaceBody FireFox WACViewPanel_DisableLegacyKeyCodeAndCharCode usehover" contenteditable="false" id="WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; visibility: visible;" tabindex="0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Borders, was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> founded in 1971</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> country of origin is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">France</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> What sparked the creation of this group was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">war and famine in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Nigeria. When it was first founded, it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> made up of 300 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">volunteers, ranging from</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> logistic experts, doctors, and other staff. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">They're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> not just doctors, but a wide array of medical professionals and non-medical professionals. They were awarded the Nobel peace prize</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> in 1999.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Their primary goal at the start was to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">establish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> an independent organization that focused on " delivering emergency medical humanitarian aid quickly, effectively, and impartially," according to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">their</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> website. They have a few guiding principles, like being independent, impartial, and neutral. </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">They are</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> also</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> guided by medical </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">ethics, a desire to </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">be transparent and accountable, as well as committed to bearing witness.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">Of course</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">, they are also committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">They </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">accomplish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> these goals by going into areas in active crisis. These </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">include:</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> war and conflicts, natural disasters, outbreaks and epidemics, as well as refugees and internally displaced people. They deploy their network of aid workers as rapidly as possible to these areas. From setting up temporary facilities, to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">administering</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> mass vaccinations, to improving water and sanitation services to help prevent the spread of disease, MSF</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">carries out its goals in many ways. I</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">t all depends on the situation's unique needs.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">MSF has </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">its</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> presence by going into areas o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">f</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> crisis “where many others can’t or won’t” go to adminis</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">ter aid, regardless of politics or sides.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> They have </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> aid workers in more than 70 countries for rapid response.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">M</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">ost members are already local to the country where the office is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">located</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">That said, they do have international staff that </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">generally take</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> on a more senior or managerial role</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> depending on the needs of the location</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">This alleviates some concerns that come with coordinating across borders and legal requirements for practicing medical staff. By already having staff in countries at risk, this allows them to create a swift emergency response</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> as well as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">monitor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> the situation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">It is my understanding that they are</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> doing this </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">with exploratory missions</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">, or at least are in the beginning of establishing their presence</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">While </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">they’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> there, they are also</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> collecting information </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">to better treat the crisis. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW153867474 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW153867474 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 48px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">MSF </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2">actually made</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW153867474 BCX2"> up of 26 associations around the world.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> These are their own independent legal entity registered in the co</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">untry where they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">operate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">, like the U.S., Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, etc. These </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">associates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">re </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">linked to six operational centers that directly manage MSF humanitarian action in the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">field and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> decide t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">he when/what/where</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> of medical aid. All 26 MSF associates are held to the authority of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> an annual Internation General Assembly or IGA.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW153867474 BCX2">This board is made up of representatives from the MSF groups and individual members.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW153867474 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> <br /></span></p></div></div>Allison Borellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639198575172812405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-51758219017057143212024-03-01T11:34:00.003-05:002024-03-01T11:34:42.287-05:00Blog 6<p><span> The Belt and Road Initiative on the surface is a Chinese program aimed to build roads in underdeveloped areas to help urbanize and better connect it to the rest of the world. The BRI is not only a Chinese domestic policy but is rather an international one. The BRI helps build roads in </span>Asia, Africa and South America. Under the surface China uses this program as almost a counter to the WTO and World Bank. China typically builds the infrastructure with Chinese labor and Chinese money which tends to anger the countries they are operating in. Because the BRI uses Chinese labor and money, China can use the BRI as a quasi loan to countries opening a door to seizure of land due to non-payment of the loan. This is the mechanic that rivals the WTO and World Bank as the restriction that come with the BRI are equal to those of the WTO and World Bank. The BRI is the Chinese version of the WTO and World Bank and takes power away from the West and America as an appetizing alternative. The BRI up a point where globalization has gone too far. If a country cannot use its own workforce to help accomplish the BRI goal, then it can be assumed that China is not trying to help economical development but rather a coup to expand its territory through economics. </p>Tyler Scheirerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027795975868629885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-75926648874287559682024-03-01T09:57:00.005-05:002024-03-01T10:01:34.276-05:00Chapters 28, 30 + NYT Article<p><span> </span></p><div class="WACEditing EditMode EditingSurfaceBody FireFox WACViewPanel_DisableLegacyKeyCodeAndCharCode usehover" contenteditable="false" id="WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; visibility: visible;" tabindex="0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW244290651 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW244290651 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">I enjoyed Strange's strong opinion on whether or not the state has lost power. I can only really speak about the U.S., which I do agree </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">has declined in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">power. I think a big point to bring up is our </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">wishy-washy</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> government. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">I’m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> not sure when this article was written, but it may have been before the 2010s. T</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">he U.S. has had a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">relatively stable</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">, yo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">-know-what-you're-getting,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> type of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> government. Even with the change-over of presidents. But ever since</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> then</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">, our reliability started to see-saw</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> One example would be with the Kurds - we were allied with them, then we betrayed them, then we begged to get back in their good graces, and then betrayed them for a final, disastrous time during the Trump presidency. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">They're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> a small-scale people, but </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">they were </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">valuable</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> allies</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> in the middle east</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">. What message does that send to the allies who </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">don't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> have</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> the power of a G20 country or the advantages the Kurds brought?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW244290651 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW244290651 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW244290651 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">Strange also argues that the “exceptionalism of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">Asian</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> state</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW244290651 BCX2">....has</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> been substantially eroded, and will conti</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">nue to be so,”</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> (</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">paragraph</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> 5, right before “The Neglected Factor – Technology"). I disagree with the author here, and the NY times article I think supports this. China</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">doesn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> have the military presence outside of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">its</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> own country like the U.S. does, but the</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">ir</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> reach extends just as far if not farther. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">As Mauk puts it, China’s “debt-trap diplomacy” has large consequences for the countries in this position</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">, like a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">backdoor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">readily</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> built</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">. And </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">the strings attached here have less hoops to jump through than the three sisters, policy-wise. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">After all, m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">oney talks!</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> If they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> have such abysmal social policies and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">weren’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> committing an active genocide against the Uighur, they would be a much more attractive partner too.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">Rodrik's point about not neglecting the needs of the people and striking a balance between openness and domestic needs particularly applies to China here. If Strange is right about the diminishment of the Asian state, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">that’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> where it can be seen in China</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">. I think </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">she’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> right in a lot of ways for the U.S., but</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> the concepts she talks</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> about do not apply evenly. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">What it</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">really comes </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2">down to is control. Who controls the technology, who controls the finance,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW244290651 BCX2"> and what power do they have to actually enact change.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW244290651 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"> </span><span class="EOP SCXW244290651 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" face="Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px;"><br /></span></p></div></div>Allison Borellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639198575172812405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-85202150326760716152024-03-01T00:09:00.002-05:002024-03-01T00:09:32.878-05:00Blog 6<p> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The article titled, “Can China Take the Middle of Nowhere and turn it into the Center of World Economy investigated China’s Belt and Road initiative and how it is affecting global economics and politics. The Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, is a Chinese investment program that builds infrastructure in underdeveloped areas. The program was first promoted as a good and beneficial thing. However, there have been some issues with the BRI in recent years. China invests both the money and labor into its infrastructure projects in other countries. Basically, China uses a Chinese workforce to complete the project, rather than utilizing a native workforce in the country of choice. This has angered numerous countries as they feel that potential jobs have been lost. Additionally, the BRI investment is a loan that China could call in when it sees fit. If a country is unable to pay the loan back, China has often taken land or rights away from a country. For example, China recently constructed a Chinese owned and operated space base in Argentina. Thus, the BRI has become an equivalent of the World Bank or WTO as it is highly regulatory with the money offered and forces change if the money cannot be repaid. This relates to the premise in Chapter 28 of the textbook in which the author claims that economic activity is closely related to politics. The BRI is promoted as an economic alternative to the WTO or the World Bank, but acts as an undermining force to Western and American control, thus affecting politics. Additionally, in Chapter 30 the author discusses that globalism may have gone too far if foreign workers can be substituted for home workers in another country. This can be seen in the BRI program as China uses its own workforce to construct these infrastructure programs in other countries. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Sarah Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585836498489059383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-75123957951428658012024-02-29T20:18:00.000-05:002024-02-29T20:18:01.290-05:00Chapters 28, 30<p> Chapter 28 talks about paradoxes that government is a part of. The first one is that people decline state power. It's unsafe when people are left alone for work. The second paradox is that the governments are established in North America and Europe. The final paradox is Asian states have achieved economic growth, industrialized, infrastructure, and living standards. Countries of Korea, Taiwan, and Japan have strong governments. Technology has made modern life go through change from economics and politics. It also changes of power in states and the market. There are three premises that the author argues. The first premise is that there is common activity with politics. The second is power can overcome the market systems. The third premise is that the authority in society can be influenced by agents and can be acknowledge freely. </p><p>Chapter 30 questions if the system of globalization has gone too far. The author focuses on three sources that are essential. The first one is that there should be some restrictions in terms of trade especially across international borders. Workers can be substituted for each other across borders as well. The second is that the system of globalization can cause conflicts between nations. With the growth of technology, shipments can be different in size causing possible outrage. The last source is that globalization can be difficult for governments. There needs to be effort to maintain and stabilize the social cohesion and political support. </p>Luca Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412844870998040929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-58182206811116446502024-02-29T13:00:00.007-05:002024-02-29T13:00:42.503-05:00Article on "Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere into the Center of World Economy?"<p> <span> Reading the article, I can see China has come a long way in that case of armory and letting people in and out. The guy they talked about Nunar which was a person who tried to escape by going through the border to Kazakhstan in 1962. Which brings us to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI is a huge part of China's growing this whole operation was a huge spending from them it was $200 billion at the start but then moved to around the world which then it roses up to an estimated cost $8 trillion. But what is the BRI? Start first with the Belt side of it, it was a part of their big trading routes connecting Asia and Europe to be built largely with China's expertise. The Road part of it is a little different you might think that it trades over the road, but it was a new sea trade opportunity which connected China, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe. Which shows a longer route but is a safer route in this case which avoids the Malacca Strait, incorporating fuel, ports, bridges, etc. Now it sounds like the BRI was very important to China because they didn't really release an official map of the Belt and Road routes nor any list of the projects. </span></p>Nicholas Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15277757884803515407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-16901947719988309802024-02-26T21:39:00.000-05:002024-02-26T21:39:39.030-05:00Travels of a T-Shirt Part II<p> <span> So, they start off this third part called the Trouble at the Border talking about a huge amount of imported goods into the US affects the economy negatively by leaving manufacturers out of business because of all the cheap goods produced in China. Also, how the tariffs were revised to allow influx of goods from China because local companies could not meet the demand for some goods. They talked about they allowed the flow of goods for example from like places like US to Africa. Now in the fourth and last part of the book called My T-shirt Finally Encounters a Free Market they talk about how many of their T-shirts have been donated to people in poor countries through something called NGO's and other philanthropic agencies. They argued that these T-shirts should be for free instead of paying money for it but that would affect cash flow from those countries arguing for free shirts. So, to stop these arguments the clothes were sold to small-scale traders in countries like Africa who then turn to sell to these so-called poor countries. In this book it's not a lot about her arguing more of her like telling a story about this T-shirt. There are some weaknesses in this book like she focuses more on the economics of making the T-shirts instead of it focusing on the highlighting the impacts of such a process on human subjects. </span></p>Nicholas Hixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15277757884803515407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-22879802398577787532024-02-21T22:02:00.005-05:002024-02-21T22:02:58.143-05:00T-Shirts Part II<p> Part II talks about cotton being introduced to China. Like in a previous blog, the chapters mention the growing of factories and the harsh conditions with the workers. China also is a textile industry. It became the largest exporter in the 1990s. China is known to have cheap labor, and the U.S uses them for product production such as Nike. Sweatshops were on the rise as well, operating with the same tough conditions. The textile industry runs through families. Workers live at work and stay at dormitories that are 8 by 12 feet. There are floaters that 25 more hours than the average worker, but earn less by 40%. These workers are part of China's Bracero. They don't know what to expect when they first join the workforce and hope for the best. The Nike Corporation was part of a controversial workforce in China in the 1990s. The workers were mostly underaged and forced to work overtime. In 1999, there was an anti sweatshop movement that took place in universities. They demanded companies to be less harsh with the factory conditions. Overall, child labor is still going around in China. No matter how many movements and protests form, the country will still operate with harsh conditions. </p>Luca Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412844870998040929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-30863959996047358492024-02-20T23:11:00.003-05:002024-02-20T23:11:27.801-05:00Travels of a T-Shirt Part 1<p> </p><div class="WACEditing EditMode EditingSurfaceBody FireFox WACViewPanel_DisableLegacyKeyCodeAndCharCode usehover" contenteditable="false" id="WACViewPanel_ClipboardElement" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; overflow: hidden; visibility: visible;" tabindex="0"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182296732 BCX2" style="direction: ltr;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW182296732 BCX2" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 25.9px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">The Travels of a T-Shirt book really goes into depth on the cotton, especially this first part. It seems like American cotton had a TON of advantages, straight from the beginning. While originally the cotton species they used </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">wasn't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">advantageous</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">, the amount they could produce was. In chapter one they bring up all the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182296732 BCX2">ways</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> cotton growers are successful, while acknowledging slavery. I am not as sold on this part of the book, particularly their reasoning that, " In the United States, the farms work, the market works, the government works, the science works, and the universities work; and all of these elements work together in a type of virtuous circle that is decades away for the poorest countries in the world." I think it would </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">perhaps be</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> better phrased that the systems in the U.S. have been built up to support cotton as an industry since the countries conception. These systems create a cycle that allows the cotton industry to flourish. At least, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">that's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> my understanding of the text so far. Plus, it feels like the implication is that the author's excuse is these poor countries just </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">aren't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> as good as the U.S. Now, I very well could be reading too much into this, and I welcome any counterpoints. But that wording rubs me the wrong way, although I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">can't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> yet articulate why. I feel like it should be phrased more like the U.S. has had every advantage, however I also </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">don't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2"> know what other countries have or have not tried to do with their cotton industries, which makes it impossible to judge fairly. Either way, what really sparked this was when the text mentions the 2002 Farm Bill, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">which "</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW182296732 BCX2">Even by the normally generous standards of U.S. farm policy, the 2002 Farm Bill went over the top for cotton." I just find it ironic that only a few years before trade negotiations were suspended, here's prime reason #1 that the poorer countries were fed up with the U.S. and other hypocritical trade policies.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW182296732 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 25.9px;"> <br /></span></p></div></div>Allison Borellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639198575172812405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923882227392598615.post-39882615554496664072024-02-20T11:50:00.004-05:002024-02-20T11:50:48.064-05:00Travels of a T-shirt Part 1<p> Part one of <i>Travels of a T-Shirt</i> explores the rise and history of the cotton industry. Lubbock, Texas, which is the largest cotton producer in the US, has dominated the cotton industry due to its concentration of knowledge, technology, and talent in the industry. Lubbock is often considered the Silicon Valley of agriculture due to its dominance on the world stage. It's dominance can also be seen in pop culture with the popular Cotton Bowl in Dallas being named from Lubbock's industry dominance. Part two of the book shifts from the production of cotton to the manufacturing of goods from cotton. China is very much dependent on American cotton to make manufactured goods while the same can be said for raw cotton in America in relation to China. China has become the dominant producer of textiles in the world. To support the industry chinese factories typically employ women who are married with starving children. These women are "docile" as described in the book whihc is good for productivity.</p>Tyler Scheirerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06027795975868629885noreply@blogger.com1