Lecture 9-5-Global-Interstate-System.pdf

What is the Global Interstate System?
The Global Interstate System refers to a hypothetical network of high-speed, controlled-access highways that connect major cities and economic centers across the world.

# Benefits
1. *Global connectivity*: A Global Interstate System would facilitate the movement of people, goods, and services across international borders, promoting global connectivity and economic integration.
2. *Economic growth*: By reducing transportation costs and increasing the speed of goods movement, a Global Interstate System could stimulate economic growth, create jobs, and increase global trade.
3. *Environmental benefits*: A well-designed Global Interstate System could incorporate green technologies, reduce congestion, and promote more efficient transportation modes, leading to lower emissions and environmental impacts.

# Challenges
1. *International cooperation*: Developing a Global Interstate System would require unprecedented international cooperation, agreements, and standards.
2. *Infrastructure costs*: Building a network of high-speed highways across the globe would require significant investment in infrastructure, including roads, bridges, tunnels, and border crossings.
3. *Environmental concerns*: The construction and operation of a Global Interstate System could have significant environmental impacts, including habitat destruction, noise pollution, and increased emissions.

# Existing initiatives
1. *Asian Highway Network*: A network of roads and highways connecting 32 countries in Asia.
2. *Trans-African Highway*: A network of roads and highways connecting major cities and economic centers across Africa.
3. *Pan-American Highway*: A network of roads and highways connecting the United States to South America. It is more important to understand it.

# Future prospects
1. *China's Belt and Road Initiative*: A massive infrastructure development project aimed at connecting China with other parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa.
2. *European Union's TEN-T program*: A program aimed at developing a network of transportation infrastructure, including roads, railways, and waterways, across the European Union.
3. *International standards and agreements*: Ongoing efforts to develop international standards and agreements for transportation infrastructure, including roads, highways, and border crossings.
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# History
The concept of a Global Interstate System has been discussed and explored since the mid-20th century. In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and European countries developed their own interstate highway systems, which served as models for other countries.

# Benefits
1. *Economic growth*: A Global Interstate System could stimulate economic growth by reducing transportation costs, increasing the speed of goods movement, and promoting global trade.
2. *Job creation*: The construction and maintenance of a Global Interstate System could create millions of jobs worldwide.

1. Global
Interstate
System
Lecture 5
Prepared by: Jovell Nicole S. Along

2. What is global
interstate
system?

3. oRefers to the network of political, legal, and
diplomatic relationsbetween sovereign
states, governing how they interact with one
another. .
oIt isthe system of relationships between
countries and governments around the
world.
oMade up of competing and allying states,
with no single dominant power.
Global Interstate System

4. What is state,
nation, and
nation-state?

5. STATE, NATION, AND NATION-STATE
A compulsory political
organization with a
centralized government
that maintains the
legitimate used of force
within a certain territory
(Weber, 1997).
Emphasizes on the
organic ties that hold
groups of people
together and inspire a
sense of loyalty and
belonging.

6. STATE, NATION, AND NATION-STATE
oA political entity that combines the characteristics
of a nation and a state.
oA state where a majority of the population shares
a common culture.
oExamplesinclude Iceland and Japan.

7. History of the
Interstate System

8. oTreaty of Westphalia signed in 1648.
oChallenged by Napoleon Bonaparte through
series of Napoleonic Wars from 1803-1815 –
Napoleonic Code
oConcert of Europe (Metternich System) from
1815-1914 -it was an alliance of great powers
United Kingdom, Austria, Russia, and Prussia.
Interstate System

9. oA system of heightened interaction between
various sovereign states, particularly the
desire for greater cooperation and unity
among states and people.
Internationalism

10. TWO BROAD CATEGORIS OF
INTERNATIONALISM

11. oThe idea of liberal
internationalism which
proposes that nations must
give up their freedom and
submit to a larger system of
laws that is embodied by
common international
principles (Kant, 1795).
Immanuel
Kant
LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM

12. oBentham coined the word
“international” in 1780.
oHe advocated for the
creation of international
law that would govern the
interstate relations.
Jeremy
Bentham
LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM

13. oIn contrast, Giuseppe Mazzini
assumed that nationalism
and international
cooperation complemented
each other.
oCooperation among nation-
states is essential.
oInfluenced the thinking of
United States president
Woodrow Wilson.
Giuseppe
Mazzini
LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM

14. oHe was influenced by
Mazzini in which he
forwarded the principle of
self-determination.
oHe advocated the
creation of the League of
Nationsafter WWI.
Woodrow
Wilson
LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM

15. oBased on the view that
capitalism is a global
system and that the
working class must unite
as a global class to
forward the struggle
against capitalism.
oHe was one of the biggest
critic of Mazzini
KARL MARX
SOCIALIST INTERNATIONALISM
“Workers of the world unite!
You have nothing to lose but your chains"

16. oA union of European socialist and labor parties
established in Paris in 1899. It collapsed during
WWI.
oCreation of May 1 as Labor Day and March 8
as International Women’s Day.
SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL (SI)

17. oAfter SI, USSR emerged during the Russian Revolution of
1917.
oCzar Nicholas II was overthrown and replaced by the
Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin.
oLenin then created The Communist International
(Comintern)but was then dissolved in 1943.
oJoseph Stalin, re-established Cominternafter WWII and
named as the Communist Information Bureau
(Cominform).
oSoviet Union collapsed in 1991.
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
(USSR)

18. What is
international
organization?

19. oAninternational organizationis one that
includes members from more than
onenation.
oSome international organizations are very
large, such ascorporations. Others are small
and dedicated to aspecificpurpose, such
asconservationof a species.
International Organization

20. Intergovernmental
organizations arise from
multiple governments
forming an international
organization.
International groups that
exist forprofit.
TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS

21. oNonprofit means these groups do not seek to
make moneyfrom their efforts.
oNonprofits usually have a focus or shared interest,
such as theenvironment,humanitarianaid,
orentertainment.
TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS

23. oThe global interstate system is a facet of
contemporary political globalization that seeks
to form collaboration among nation-states
through the establishment of
intergovernmental organizations.
oRooted on the idea of Internationalism
In conclusion,