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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Julian Knight, Michael Pattison
May 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
424 pages
11h 27m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 20

Taking In the International Stage

In This Chapter

arrow Establishing the United Nations

arrow Monitoring financial groups – the G8 and G20

arrow Forming trading blocs

arrow Partnering with the World Trade Organisation

arrow Noting the rise of China

arrow Joining NATO for military support

You live in a rapidly changing, globalising world. What goes on in neighbouring nations and faraway countries has an impact, both big and small, on your life and the prospects for the UK as a whole. In this chapter, I cast the net far and wide to outline the big international organisations whose actions are helping to shape the world in the 21st century. If you want to know more about the wider world, this is the chapter for you!

Starting at the Top: The United Nations

The United Nations, or UN, as it’s most commonly known, is the closest thing the planet has ever had to a world government. No fewer than 193 nations are members ...

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