Thank you for the insightful document. International cooperation and interdependence will be key to achieving peace and security going forward.

1. ACHIEVING A WORLD
DEPENDENCY SYNDROME TO
MAINTAIN INTERNATIONAL
PEACE AND SECURITY
Siphiwe Komwa, Ms.
June 16, 2012

2. INTRODUCTION
 The world is moving into a more global community
and globalization looks unstoppable now.
 Reliance is the efficient effective approach to improve on
each other’s states’ development.
 There’s a lot of possibilities in depending on each
other’s efforts, skills, knowledge and expertise other
than competition.
 The United Nations(UN) aids states to maintain
peace and security and the performance of its
activities is under the leadership of the Secretary
General.

3. INTRODUCTION
o Chapter one of UN charter cite the principles and
purposes of this international organization which
among them are;
o to maintain peace and security
o develop friendly relations
o achieve international co-operation and also acting as a
centre for harmonizing actions of governments.
o If I had an opportunity , this is what I would demand
from the UN secretary general if UN’s goal is to be
achieved with integration.

4. POTENTIAL OUTCOMES FROM
A DEPENDENT MULTIPOLAR
WORLD
 Balance of power
 Decisions are made based on strategic reasoning and
not necessarily ideological or historic reasons.
 Trade opportunities
 Both developing and developed states will benefit as
they will know what, when and how to export their
goods and services.
 Spread of high technologies
 As different states interact regardless of the regional
borders, knowledge, skills and expertise will flow.

5. POTENTIAL OUTCOMES
CONT….
 Poverty reduction
 The gap between the rich states and poor nations will be
narrowed because of the economic, technologic and political
interaction of states.
 Minor conflict cases
 The assumption is that there will be cooperation among
states because of their interaction in different sectors and
fields.
 Hence an opportunity to easily resolve or point out their threats
to each other for the sake of maintaining their relationship.

6. Instruments to use for multipolar’s
world success
Economic Politics Environment Technology Social Law

7. INSTRUMENTS TO USE FOR
MULTIPOLAR’S WORLD
SUCCESS
 Economic
 International trade organizations i.e. World Trade Organization
(WTO)-Trade to be considered as a complimentary tool between
and among states and not necessarily a competitive tool.
 Politics
 Diplomatic relations
 Alliances
 Human rights focus
 Good governance focus
 Peace and Security focus
 Environment
 Focus on global warming
 Focus on natural conservation
 Focus on Climate change

8. INSTRUMENTS TO USE FOR
MULTIPOLAR’S WORLD
SUCCESS
 Technology
 Information technology
 Through knowledge, skills and expertise
 Social
 Cultural Interaction
 Recreation activities
 i.e. World cup
 Ceremonial gatherings
 Law
 International legal instruments
 i.e. International Criminal court, international law

9. EFFECTIVE USAGE OF THE
INSTRUMENTS
 Effective Usage of the Instruments
 The use of international organizations like the
United Nations (UN)
 Continental Approach
 The use of continental organizations
 Africa- African Union(AU)
 Europe- European Union (EU)
 America- Organization of American States (OAS)
 Asia- Asian Group
 Australia/ Oceania-Pacific Islands Forum(PIF)

10. SUB-REGIONAL APPROACH
 Theuse of small organizations that are
formed within the regions e.g.
 Arab League
 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA)
 Southern African Development Community (SADC)
 Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
 Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
 Eastern European Group

11. THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE
BODIES
 The involvement of states in ensuring effective use of the
instruments in a multipolar world, should not be a
hindrance for the international body to take control.
 The continental bodies should consult and allow fully
participation of its Sub-regional groupings before its final
decisions.
 Most importantly, the international body should be
organized in a way that represents all the continents
regardless of how poor the continent is.
 With respect to the multicultural world, it is important for
the international body to focus on the general
instruments that should incorporate most continental
bodies’ decisions.

12. CONCLUSION
 International peace and security is vital for the
world’s development.
 It is only through cooperation between and
among states, continental bodies, where the
greatest good for most people can be achieved.
 The UN being a representative of almost every
state should refrain from being manipulated by
stronger states’ ideologies.