Your group has been assigned to research information on a supranational organization. Answer the following questions about your organization. You will then teach your peers about your organization in class. You may create handouts, lecture, or put together a Power Point presentation. You must also turn in an MLA Bibliography page that lists all of the sources you used for this project. Have fun!
1. When did this organization become official?
2. Were there any predecessors to this organization?
3. How many states are members to this organization?
4. List 5 major member states.
5. What is the purpose of this organization?
6. How is this organization structured?
7. How do you join this organization?
8. What are the benefits of this organization?
Organization
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Year Official
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# of Member States
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5 Major Members
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Purpose
(include Pol, Mil, or Eco)
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Benefits
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Downfalls
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EU (European Union)
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1993; 1958 Europ. Community
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27
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GB, Fr, Germ, Sp, It
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Eco: to develop a single market thru a standardized system of laws; free movement of goods, services, and capital
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Travel freely for EU citizen; Euro zone countries; no tariffs
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Economies are intertwined
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NAFTA (N. American Free Trade Agreement)
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1994
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3
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Can, Mex, US
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Eco: eliminate barriers to trade
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Removes tariffs, increases trade, reduces inflation,
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Lose of US jobs, suppresses wage, Mex farmers out of business
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ASEAN (Assoc. of SE Asian Nations)
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1967
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10
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand
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Eco: regional peace; social, economic & cultural growth
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Mutual respect for ind, sovereignty, national id of all nations; shared objectives
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Not democratic, only managed through top leaders; too localized; geography distance from rest of world
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WTO (World Trade Organization)
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1995
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153
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US, UK, China, Pakistan, Israel, Sp, India
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Eco: Facilitate trade among all members; no discrimination in trade; handles trade disputes
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More open trade for members, lower tariffs; promote peace; inc. standard of living; encourages good gov’t
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Trade disputes among members; hurt LDCs
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ADPA (African Diamond Producers Assoc)
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2006
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12
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Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, DRC Congo
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Eco: work together to increase profit in diamond market
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perform better in world economy; contributes to prosperity of member nations populations
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Unstable regions; produced in conflicted areas
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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1949
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28
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UK, Germ, Sp, Fr, US,
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Military: defend countries; keep peace, save lives
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Military support; provide food; mutual defense; 70% of world’s defense spending is from NATO member countries
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Lrg number of countries to approve action; cannot initiate military action; could led to large alliance wars
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AU (African Union) preceded by Org. of African Unity
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2002
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54
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Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt
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Eco & Pol: promote political & socio-economic growth of continent; achieve peace & security; promote democracy & human rights
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Help to achieve growth of economies and political stability of member nations
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Ineffective in stopping major problems
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OAS (Organization of American States)
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1889
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35
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US, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mex
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Human rights, security developments
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Settle disagreements and disputes
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Inequality of members
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OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries)
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1960
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12
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Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, Libya, Venezuela
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Eco: control oil supply on world market for advantageous prices; unify policies on petroleum exports
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Political influence; control prices of oil
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Limited by oil producing capabilities, and decrease in influence of oil; small oil producers cannot compete against OPEC
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