Unit 3: International Organizations

Question 1

The pursuit of internationalism:

Answer 1

•The pursuit of internationalism affects how international issues are managed.
•Several organizations promote internationalism.
•Nations and nation states engage in regional and global affairs for various reasons including economic stability, self-determination, peace, security, and humanitarianism.

Question 2

Arctic council:

Answer 2

•More than 4 million people live in the arctic.
•40% of Canada’s land mass.
•Source of diamonds, petroleum, and other valuable minerals. Determining “who owns what” has become a big issue.
•Increasing importance to define borders and territories.
•To attend to these issues and to ensure peaceful resolution and cooperation through multilateralism, the Arctic Council was formed.

Question 3

Arctic stakeholders:

Answer 3

•Canada, Denmark/Greenland/Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, The Russian federation and the US.
•Aleut International Association (AIA), Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwuch’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (Raipon), The Saami Council.