This document provides an overview of topics related to modern connections between the causes of World War I and current global issues, including ISIS, the Syrian civil war, and NATO. It introduces NATO and its role in promoting security and democratic values. The document discusses how students will analyze articles on these topics to identify ways themes from WWI origins like militarism, imperialism, nationalism, and alliances are still impacting the modern world.
Each Response is 250 words eachResponse 1Goal number one t.docxbudabrooks46239
Each Response is 250 words each:
Response 1:
Goal number one this week is portraying a bit more chipper writing attitude as opposed to the last two weeks rather dystopian outlooks. I lay the blame on social isolation J. The common theme running through this weeks’ reading is how statute sovereignty hamstrings OIs such as IJC, International Criminal Court, NATO and so on. I found a couple things interesting in these articles as they are quite old, none more recent than ten years ago. First, de Nevers (2007) mentions NATO alliances agreed upon spending for defense. Defense Department's budget request for research and development for FY 2007 is $57.9 billion. This figure has more than doubled to $107B or 38.6 percent of all R&D budget for 2020 (CRS 2020) and has been a central focus point of the current US administration (Haltiwanger 2019). I interpret de Nevers (2007) framing of NATO’s international security role as a US “It’s my way or the highway”. The argument is reinforced with actions such as the US unilateral invasion of Iraq and the underlying reasons. Paulson (2004) notes (concerning the IJC, “In an increasing number of cases, however, a party refused either to appear or to participate in stages of the proceedings, and unwilling participants were less likely than others to accept the Court's judgment”. Mirror that with views of former UN Ambassador and former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, when referencing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (Bolton 2018, Bolton 2001):
“The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court. We will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. We will not join the ICC. We will let the ICC die on its own. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us.”
The extent of US objection to the ICC is it agreed to more than 100 bi-lateral agreements stating countries would not turn over US service members to the Court and passing legislation, American Service-Members' Protection Act in 2002, dubbed “the Hague Invasion Act” (Bolton 2018), that the US would use “any means necessary” to retrieve members from confinement at The Hague, essentially saying it held the right to militarily retrieve service members. Those examples may seem extreme but, in Bolton’s view, it centers on state sovereignty. Similar arguments flow throughout the articles be it whether the IJC judgments in Chad and Libya are observed (Paulson 2004), whether NATO is important to the spread of democracy (Reiter 2001), and so on. The core of each argument is state sovereignty and the debate as to whether an international organization has any sway over a nation’s actions. Such arguments have been made concerning NATO since its inception (U.B. 1958).
As John Bolton (2018) notes, 70 percent of the worlds’ population (including the US, China, Russia, India.
Each response 250 wordsResponse 1 I noticed two important t.docxjoellemurphey
Each response 250 words
Response 1:
I noticed two important themes in this weeks’ readings. First, the lack of consensus for defining international organizations (IOs) (Duffield 2007, Iriye 2004). This falls in line with my undergraduate Homeland Security studies and the lack of consencus for defining domestic terrorism. How can we really talk about something if we don’t agree on the basics? Reprocussions are readily visible thorughout “society”. Second, though not a recurring theme in our literature but to our current state of national politics is, “the international relations literature remains unnecessarily balkanized as adherents of different conceptions talk past one another, when they attempt to communicate at all” (Duffield 2007). So, scholars do not agree on definitions nor, as is suggested, will they listen to various points of view (ibid). I’m not sure which is more disconcerting.
I do like Iriye’s (2004) differentiation of the two types of IOs, one formed by states, such and the UN, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). I see them both as gap-fillers (much like the third theme running through our reading…gaps in literature). NGO’s such as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) (BRAC 2020, CHAI 2019) play such a large, global humanitarian role in health care, sexual violence, access to medical care, ect. The World Bank (1995) clearly stated their importance when defining NGOs stating, “private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services or undertake community development”. Mondal, Chowdhury and Basu concluded NGOs have faster reponse times due to less bureaucracy (2015). US disaster response is built on an escalting scale beginning with local response then escalating upward when resources are depleted or overwhelmed (FEMA 2011). Sometimes communication between agencies is disrupted, procedures unclear or not clearly communicated (Cole and Fellows 2008). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), synonymous in the western world with relief through pop culture reference in movies (care packages provided to POWs), as well as disaster relief drives, is not an NGO (ICRC n.d). It functions independently from government based on its mandate and legal status.
I believe NGOs such as the ones previously listed are most crucial international politics for one reason; suffering should have nothing to do with politics. Whether it is a earthquake in Iran, a Hurricane in Puerto Rico, a cyclone in Bangledash, or famine in multiple African countries (Oxfam 2020), governments have limitations in funding, organization, and training. Chandra and Acosta note the importance of NGOs in disaster recovery but also note limitations such as lack of coordination with governemnt agencies (2009). As previously stated, NGOs are gap fillers mean to augment response or fill a.
A curriculum for community dialogue about a the role of the military in American democracy as we re-align our national security priorities and tools with a strategy that better reflects today's threats. Includes: a new vision for national security, a primer on civil-military relations, how to get involved in our democratic system,overview of the military services, two models of dialogue with veterans, one for small private groups, the other for larger public conversations.
Each Response is 250 words eachResponse 1Goal number one t.docxbudabrooks46239
Each Response is 250 words each:
Response 1:
Goal number one this week is portraying a bit more chipper writing attitude as opposed to the last two weeks rather dystopian outlooks. I lay the blame on social isolation J. The common theme running through this weeks’ reading is how statute sovereignty hamstrings OIs such as IJC, International Criminal Court, NATO and so on. I found a couple things interesting in these articles as they are quite old, none more recent than ten years ago. First, de Nevers (2007) mentions NATO alliances agreed upon spending for defense. Defense Department's budget request for research and development for FY 2007 is $57.9 billion. This figure has more than doubled to $107B or 38.6 percent of all R&D budget for 2020 (CRS 2020) and has been a central focus point of the current US administration (Haltiwanger 2019). I interpret de Nevers (2007) framing of NATO’s international security role as a US “It’s my way or the highway”. The argument is reinforced with actions such as the US unilateral invasion of Iraq and the underlying reasons. Paulson (2004) notes (concerning the IJC, “In an increasing number of cases, however, a party refused either to appear or to participate in stages of the proceedings, and unwilling participants were less likely than others to accept the Court's judgment”. Mirror that with views of former UN Ambassador and former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, when referencing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (Bolton 2018, Bolton 2001):
“The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court. We will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. We will not join the ICC. We will let the ICC die on its own. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us.”
The extent of US objection to the ICC is it agreed to more than 100 bi-lateral agreements stating countries would not turn over US service members to the Court and passing legislation, American Service-Members' Protection Act in 2002, dubbed “the Hague Invasion Act” (Bolton 2018), that the US would use “any means necessary” to retrieve members from confinement at The Hague, essentially saying it held the right to militarily retrieve service members. Those examples may seem extreme but, in Bolton’s view, it centers on state sovereignty. Similar arguments flow throughout the articles be it whether the IJC judgments in Chad and Libya are observed (Paulson 2004), whether NATO is important to the spread of democracy (Reiter 2001), and so on. The core of each argument is state sovereignty and the debate as to whether an international organization has any sway over a nation’s actions. Such arguments have been made concerning NATO since its inception (U.B. 1958).
As John Bolton (2018) notes, 70 percent of the worlds’ population (including the US, China, Russia, India.
Each response 250 wordsResponse 1 I noticed two important t.docxjoellemurphey
Each response 250 words
Response 1:
I noticed two important themes in this weeks’ readings. First, the lack of consensus for defining international organizations (IOs) (Duffield 2007, Iriye 2004). This falls in line with my undergraduate Homeland Security studies and the lack of consencus for defining domestic terrorism. How can we really talk about something if we don’t agree on the basics? Reprocussions are readily visible thorughout “society”. Second, though not a recurring theme in our literature but to our current state of national politics is, “the international relations literature remains unnecessarily balkanized as adherents of different conceptions talk past one another, when they attempt to communicate at all” (Duffield 2007). So, scholars do not agree on definitions nor, as is suggested, will they listen to various points of view (ibid). I’m not sure which is more disconcerting.
I do like Iriye’s (2004) differentiation of the two types of IOs, one formed by states, such and the UN, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). I see them both as gap-fillers (much like the third theme running through our reading…gaps in literature). NGO’s such as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) (BRAC 2020, CHAI 2019) play such a large, global humanitarian role in health care, sexual violence, access to medical care, ect. The World Bank (1995) clearly stated their importance when defining NGOs stating, “private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services or undertake community development”. Mondal, Chowdhury and Basu concluded NGOs have faster reponse times due to less bureaucracy (2015). US disaster response is built on an escalting scale beginning with local response then escalating upward when resources are depleted or overwhelmed (FEMA 2011). Sometimes communication between agencies is disrupted, procedures unclear or not clearly communicated (Cole and Fellows 2008). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), synonymous in the western world with relief through pop culture reference in movies (care packages provided to POWs), as well as disaster relief drives, is not an NGO (ICRC n.d). It functions independently from government based on its mandate and legal status.
I believe NGOs such as the ones previously listed are most crucial international politics for one reason; suffering should have nothing to do with politics. Whether it is a earthquake in Iran, a Hurricane in Puerto Rico, a cyclone in Bangledash, or famine in multiple African countries (Oxfam 2020), governments have limitations in funding, organization, and training. Chandra and Acosta note the importance of NGOs in disaster recovery but also note limitations such as lack of coordination with governemnt agencies (2009). As previously stated, NGOs are gap fillers mean to augment response or fill a.
A curriculum for community dialogue about a the role of the military in American democracy as we re-align our national security priorities and tools with a strategy that better reflects today's threats. Includes: a new vision for national security, a primer on civil-military relations, how to get involved in our democratic system,overview of the military services, two models of dialogue with veterans, one for small private groups, the other for larger public conversations.
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6. NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO’s essential purpose is to safeguard the
freedom and security of its members through
political and military means.
Established in 1949 (After WWII)
7. NATO’s Mission
POLITICAL - NATO promotes democratic values and
encourages consultation and cooperation on defence
and security issues to build trust and, in the long run,
prevent conflict.
MILITARY - NATO is committed to the peaceful
resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has
the military capacity needed to undertake crisis-
management operations. These are carried out
under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty - NATO’s
founding treaty - or under a UN mandate, alone or in
cooperation with other countries and international
organizations.
8. NATO Article 5
Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or
more of them in Europe or North America shall be
considered an attack against them all and consequently
they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of
them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-
defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the
United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked
by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the
other Parties, such action as it deems necessary,
including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain
the security of the North Atlantic area.
9. Today’s Overview
You will be working to make modern connections to each major
theme from the origins of WWI.
As you read each article, use your Google Doc notes to record
examples of the themes and how they are impacting our world.
Note: Some themes may be more apparent than others, but
work to identify connections to each theme.
You will read individual articles and then share you’re the main
ideas of the article and the connections to the themes that you
found within them.
You will read articles about the Paris Terrorist Attacks and
explore Newsela to find general news articles.
10. Discussion Questions
To what extent are the themes that led to the
outbreak of WWI still impacting our world
today?
Which of the themes do you think is impacting
our world the most? Why?
How can studying the causes of WWI better
help us understand our world today?
What SPICE elements do you see as
important issues in our world today?
11. Warm-Up Discussion
Questions
What factors does this story focus on when describing the
causes of WWI?
In what ways is the situation in Syria similar to the
outbreak of WWI? In what ways is it different?
Do you think a World War could break out again? Why or
why not?
12. Document Based
QuestionsGoal: To evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of
sources to answer a single essential question.
Essential Question: Who and/or what caused WWI?
Directions:
Analyze & answer the questions for each document.
Identify the two central reasons for WWI.
Write a thesis statement that includes a claim and supporting
arguments (Reason 1 and Reason 2 caused WWI because…they show
how countries were greedy)
Write a DBQ response that uses evidence from two sources to defend
your claim and commentary that explains why your evidence led to
WWI.
Submission: One Google Doc per partner group. Include both
names on it.
General Note: Have one Ipad open w. DBQ Docs and the Google
Doc guide open on the other.
