Comments on: International Institutions http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/11/international-institutions/ Tech Policy, Development and World Affairs Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kevin http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/11/international-institutions/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Kevin Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:07:13 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-32 Good point... I certainly hope we don't, but history suggests those are the only times these things happen. The problem with that is, today, we are facing important issues which demand international institutional responses (AIDs, terror networks, global warming, nuclear nonproliferation). In other words, if WWIII caused new institution to rise up, would they be aiming at those persistent problems or would they be fixing WWIII's? Good point… I certainly hope we don’t, but history suggests those are the only times these things happen.

The problem with that is, today, we are facing important issues which demand international institutional responses (AIDs, terror networks, global warming, nuclear nonproliferation). In other words, if WWIII caused new institution to rise up, would they be aiming at those persistent problems or would they be fixing WWIII’s?

]]> By: thecounterculturalist http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/11/international-institutions/comment-page-1/#comment-30 thecounterculturalist Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:37:11 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-30 The international institutions are still working on post-WWII power positions, which may be for better or for worse. To shake the global system up, do we need a catastrophic war to reposition the players? I doubt that any substantial changes will be made without such events. The international institutions are still working on post-WWII power positions, which may be for better or for worse. To shake the global system up, do we need a catastrophic war to reposition the players? I doubt that any substantial changes will be made without such events.

]]> By: Obama as a Private Citizen « Blurring Borders http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/11/international-institutions/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Obama as a Private Citizen « Blurring Borders Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:25:08 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-29 [...] it isn’t that I want Obama to drop out of the race (too much of McCain’s policies and approaches are less than ideal) but, instead, he should recognize that if, for some reason, he doesn’t win the Presidency, [...] [...] it isn’t that I want Obama to drop out of the race (too much of McCain’s policies and approaches are less than ideal) but, instead, he should recognize that if, for some reason, he doesn’t win the Presidency, [...]

]]> By: sikantis http://blurringborders.com/2008/07/11/international-institutions/comment-page-1/#comment-31 sikantis Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:54:58 +0000 http://kevindonovan.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-31 Interesting post. Rethinking can happen even deeper. Interesting post. Rethinking can happen even deeper.

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