Global Issues

To assess your ability to:
Investigate major global issues
Examine the culture of an assigned country
Overview
At the dawn of the 21st century the United Nations created a set of very ambitious development goals. These goals,
among others, were aimed at the eradication of poverty and hunger, the improvement of health through the combat
of disease, and to ensure environmental sustainability. As was pointed out at the beginning of this course, there is a
link among these issues, and that is population growth. Read this article: Overpopulation could be people, planet
problem. One major concern raised in the article is how increased population growth threatens our natural resources
and one of the main concerns is water. Access and competition for clean water is already an issue for many parts of
the world and in the future could potentially become an even more significant threat to human health and survival.
In addition to the issue of overpopulation, there is one of global crime, including illegal drug distribution and usage,
cyber crime and piracy, stolen art and antiquities, smuggling of migrants, slavery and human trafficking, money
laundering, trade in endangered animals and plants and even human organs. These activities have proliferated at a
more rapid pace as a result of the rapid growth of globalization. As our borders become more porous, these issues
become more intertwined. While some countries see these issues as serious, others do not because of different
cultural attitudes and beliefs.
Finally, the spread of disease has become an equally serious global problem. Today more than 40 million people
live with HIV, and more than 3 million die per year (Osterbolm 2005 ). These diseases are entangled with many of
the other issues we have been studying throughout this course. Conflict makes a population even more vulnerable to
disease. And of course, infectious disease is also linked strongly with poverty. Flooding due to deforestation leads to
cholera and other water-borne diseases. All of these factors and their interaction are tremendously important to
consider in the context of increasing globalization of the world.
Reference
Osterbolm, M. (July/August 2005). “Preparing for the next pandemic”. Foreign affairs. 84, No. 2, p. 26.
Action Items
Read Chapters 6 and 7 in your textbook. 1.
Answer the following questions: 2.
How has the Internet brought awareness of environmental issues to people around the world? a.
Development and environmental stability often seem to be at odds. What is the social price of
valuing one more than the other?
b.
Americans have long valued capitalism, and much of the prosperity of the West can be traced to
free enterprise. How do the goals of business conflict with those of global human and
environmental health? How can the latter goals be good for business? An example would be where
Mars candy, in a nod to “improving health and nutrition,” will stop selling chocolate candy in
portions greater than 250 calories.
c.
Is globalization a health problem? How has globalization improved human health? How does
overpopulation impact globalization and human health issues?
d.
In your Microsoft Word document, type and bold the question first, then write your answer after each
question.
3.
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Submission Instructions
Submit the final version of your answers by using the Submit tool.
Grading Rubric
Answers to each question are correct, appropriate, and reflective: 40 points
Note that points will be deducted for failing to meet the requirements of error-free mechanics and format
criteria.
Time Estimation
Estimated time for completion: 2.0 hour(s)

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What are the advantages to being in the EU and adopting the Euro (two separate issues)?  What are the chief drawbacks (EU and Euro, economic and political)?  Why hasn’t England, Norway, Sweden, or Switzerland adopted the Euro?
What would be the advantages and disadvantages to the US entering into a similar union with Mexico and Canada?  (This is known as the North American Trade Union, this you may have to skim the book, titled “The Late Great USA” by Corsi, discusses some of the issues in detail.)  Who are the principle beneficiaries of NATU (e.g. countries/categories—workers, so on), who can it hurt?  Why?
In your opinion, would you like to see an agreement such as NATU reached between Mexico, Canada and the US? Why or why not?

If you need to gather information about NATU, you can skim the book “The Late Great USA,” here is the link to the PDF. http://conspiracywiki.com/documents/the-late-great-usa.pdf

Write the paper based on this questions and that source.

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