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Globalization is a political philosophy involving the dissolution of sovereign nation states for the birth of a world order that transcends local laws for the institution of international policies. These policies are crafted in times that history tells us were of great economic, political and/or military disorder. For example the League of Nations being formed in 1920 after World War I [1] or GATT being formed after World War II. [2]

This political ideal is not modern in its thinking but a development embraced by powerful politicians, businessmen and people throughout history that craft documents founding international organizations. With these actions come a counter-argument claiming that these institutions responsibility of taking every individual member nations best interests at heart will not and cannot happen.

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Global Organizations

The trend of shaping a new world order as some governmental leaders call it is controlled by global organizations fomenting the cooperation of regional governments. These organizations cover not only countries within a hemisphere, or whole hemispheres themselves, but the entirety of the world as we know it.[3] Globalization is becoming so inherent in these member countries governance that actions can effect the speed at which globalization can progress in another member country on the other side of the Earth.

United Nations

The United Nations or UN as it is most commonly known was originally the League of Nations (LoN), an organization through the Treaty of Versailles in 1919-1920 that was used to push the Rights of Man. By 1935 the LoN had 58 member countries and wasn't until 1945 that World War II required a much greater presence. Out of that need the United Nations was born out of the LoN.

The United Nations today consists of 192 member nations.

World Trade Organization

Used to supervise and liberalize member nation trade it was originally brought into existence through the General Agreement on Trade Tariffs or GATT. GATT was the outcome of failed negotiations for the International Trade Organization, formed in 1950 it lasted until 1995 when the World Trade Organization took over its role of reducing barriers to international trade. The change from GATT to the WTO was indeed massive because GATT was merely an agreement not an organization.

The WTO now consists of 153 member countries. The 27 states of the European Union are called the European Communities within the WTO framework as members do not have to be fully sovereign. [4]

International Monetary Fund

The IMF as it is known was created out of World War II in an attempt to rebuild economies of destroyed countries in the wars aftermath. It was to produce stable exchange rates and encourage trade harmonization. As time went on integration grew deep within many crucial global markets and individual economies. [5] In today's world the IMF is the main entity for foreign lending in support of economic growth. It is an organization that is committed to the realization that through crisis globalization becomes accelerated and its integration deeper. [6] In other words as an academic article published in the quarterly IMF (International Monetary Fund) magazine called F&D (Finance&Development) entitled, "Reshaping the Global Economy" says;

“ The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization.

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The economic and financial turmoil engulfing the world marks the first crisis of the current era of globalization. [7]

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This world equality or equal globalization rate of all member countries, third-world or not, is maintained through the IMF and other such institutions that become the main source of financial borrowing and lending rather than the actual member country itself being responsible.

Regional Globalization

Throughout the world concerted actions of countries representative governments within specific hemispheres can be seen such as the support for far reaching trade agreements, or the support of reshaping frameworks on which a hemispheres governments cooperate. Since the birth of the European Union and their Common Market with the Euro currency, other regions of the world can now see a successful regional globalization trend.

European Union

Main Article: European Union

European Union, or more commonly called the EU can be traced to its earliest forms in 1952, is a confederation of European countries for the cooperation of common interests within several areas, such as politics, economics, and more recently due to the immersion of threats the likes of which were seen on September 11, 2001 within the United States of America, a common security approach has been brought to the forefront. [8]

FTAA

Free Trade Area of the Americas. [9]

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations. [10]

African Union

Originally the OAU or Organization of African Unity in 1963, the African Union officially established in 2002 as the successor is a intergovernmental organization between 53 African member states. [11]

“ African countries, in their quest for unity, economic and social development under the banner of the OAU, have taken various initiatives and made substantial progress in many areas which paved the way for the establishment of the AU. Noteworthy among these are:
Lagos Plan of Action (LPA) and the Final Act of Lagos (1980); incorporating programmes and strategies for self reliant development and cooperation among African countries.
The African Charter on Human and People's Rights (Nairobi 1981) and the Grand Bay Declaration and Plan of Action on Human rights: two instruments adopted by the OAU to promote Human and People's Rights in the Continent. The Human Rights Charter led to the establishment of the African Human Rights Commission located in Banjul, The Gambia.
Africa's Priority Programme for Economic recovery (APPER) - 1985: an emergency programme designed to address the development crisis of the 1980s, in the wake of protracted drought and famine that had engulfed the continent and the crippling effect of Africa's external indebtedness.
OAU Declaration on the Political and Socio-Economic Situation in Africa and the Fundamental Changes taking place in the World (1990): which underscored Africa's resolve to seize the imitative, to determine its destiny and to address the challenges to peace, democracy and security.
The Charter on Popular Participation adopted in 1990: a testimony to the renewed determination of the OAU to endeavour to place the African citizen at the center of development and decision-making.
The Treaty establishing the African Economic Community (AEC) - 1991: commonly known as the Abuja Treaty, it seeks to create the AEC through six stages culminating in an African Common Market using the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) as building blocks. The Treaty has been in operation since 1994.
The Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (1993): a practical expression of the determination of the African leadership to find solutions to conflicts, promote peace, security and stability in Africa.
Cairo Agenda for Action (1995): a programme for relaunching Africa's political, economic and social development.
African Common Position on Africa's External Debt Crisis (1997): a strategy for addressing the Continent's External Debt Crisis.
The Algiers decision on Unconstitutional Changes of Government (1999) and the Lome Declaration on the framework for an OAU Response to Unconstitutional Changes (2000).
The 2000 Solemn Declaration on the Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation: establishes the fundamental principles for the promotion of Democracy and Good Governance in the Continent.
Responses to other challenges: Africa has initiated collective action through the OAU in the protection of environment, in fighting international terrorism, in combating the scourge of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, malaria and tuberculosis or dealing with humanitarian issues such as refugees and displaced persons, landmines, small and light weapons among others.
The Constitutive Act of the African Union: adopted in 2000 at the Lome Summit (Togo), entered into force in 2001.
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) : adopted as a Programme of the AU at the Lusaka Summit (2001). [12]
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League of Arab States

The League of Arab States or the Arab League was founded in Cairo in 1945 by of course Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Yemen. Today it consists of 22 member countries. Through this representation of multiple countries on the international stage it has become and effective tool for these governments to become a potent political force.

Economic cooperation comes in the form of The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) that came into effect January 1, 2005. [13]

Biblical Implications

Many notable biblical commentators have stated the biblical interpretation of such world events means prophetic implications. The Bible speaks of a world-wide leader and avowed anti-Christ that will arise during the most turbulent times of the world. It is an epoch of history the Bible calls, the end of times, at which point through either a conscious or sub-conscious willful injection of the spirit of the devil, will cause this person to be instrumental in solving the worlds most vexing issues. [14]

If the anti-Christ is to achieve this truly global change there has to be in place already finely tuned systems that form a mechanism for the implementation and application of answers to these issues. Globalization as potent a force as it is in today's world can be seen clearly as the mechanism of change necessary.

References

  1. ↑ League of Nations by Wikipedia
  2. ↑ WTO by Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Member States of the United Nations by UN
  4. ↑ WTO: Accession and Membership by Wikipedia
  5. ↑ International Monetary Fund by IMF
  6. ↑ Globalization: IMF Key Issues by International Monetary Fund
  7. ↑ The Global Economy by Jean Pisani-Ferry and Indhira Santos
  8. ↑ EU leaders unite behind U.S.
  9. ↑ FTAA by Free Trade Area of the Americas
  10. ↑ ASEAN Secretariat by ASEAN
  11. ↑ African Union by Wikipedia
  12. ↑ African Union In A Nutshell by the African Union
  13. ↑ Arab League by Wikipedia
  14. ↑ Who is the Antichrist? What Does the Bible Say About the Antichrist? By Mary Fairchild, About.com

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