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Cosmopolitics1NC -- Alt -- CosmopoliticsThe alt is TRUE cosmopolitanism - transferring from capitalism provides foundations that allow sustainable development and the destruction of structural violence which is keyPadilla ’21 [Luis-Alberto; 2021; president of the board of the Guatemalan International Relations & Peace Research Institute (IRIPAZ), member of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), former Secretary General of the Latin American Council on Peace Research (CLAIP), Director of the Diplomatic Academy, Former Vice Minister, former ambassador in Chile, former permanent representative to the United Nations at the Vienna International Centre, former ambassador to Austria, former ambassador to the Russian Federation, former ambassador to the Netherlands, permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, and professor of the Seminar of World Geopolitics at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the Catholic University Rafael Landivar (URL) of Guatemala; Sustainable Development in the Anthropocene, “Epilogue” Epilogue, p. 361-362] SPark Not surprisingly, the democratization and legitimization of the international system require a new kind of multilateralism, a true cosmopolitan vision that could prevent and reduce the danger of internal ethnic cleansing and interstate warfare and violence, especially in the ‘flash-points’ of Eurasia, the South and East China Seas, the Middle East, and even Latin America, where geopolitics still confronts the trend towards regional integration. As previously stated, geopolitics and the territorial principle must be transformed. The contemporary concept of global security based on the preservation of planetary boundaries must be adopted, and the absence of sustainable development must be regarded as a threat to peace ecology because climate change is caused by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Last but not least, positive peace based on the eradication of structural violence is also fundamental. In synthesis, in today’s world, sustainable development must be the answer to the multiple socio-economic, environmental and political crises that are threatening the survival of our own species. Thus, if the anthropogenic deterioration of climate is aggravated by the ecological threats linked to the Great Acceleration, urgent measures must be taken - the COP 21 commitments as a minimum - to stop an existential danger that could include humanity in the sixth mass extinction. Cosmopolitics is not a utopia that would never become reality. When a person acknowledges the reality of a situation, the social consequences of this perception can be transformed in reality. Thus, despite the fact that our contemporary world is still mainly Westphalian and neoliberal and that, unfortunately, neo-nationalism is reappearing, at the same time globalization and trans-nationalization have already introduced important changes in global civil society. If we want to avoid the collapse of civilization, sustainable development complemented with a substantial reform of capitalism, a return to the 362 Epilogue welfare state, the regulation of markets, imposing taxes on the super-rich, establishing a universal basic income, allowing everybody to enjoy a decent standard of living based on Buen Vivir (good living) - not personal gain - and the non-material dimensions of fulfilment such as meditation and spirituality, the quality of life, social solidarity, the preservation of ecosystems, and the protection of the environment are all fundamental issues. Then it will just be a matter of time before we attain the collective change of mentality and philosophy that will lead the majority of world citizens to redefine reality according to the new holistic and cosmopolitan paradigm with all its anticipated factual and social consequences. Nevertheless, engaging in these topics at world level requires a reassessment of how ethics, international relations, economics, sociology, natural sciences and ecology can work together towards sustainability, using cosmopolitanism, holism and transdisciplinarity as methodological tools that will help to overcome the current world crisis. Escaping extinction by embracing sustainability - that is the great challenge of our century. Download 2.09 Mb. Share with your friends:
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