why do states form and join international organizations?
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They are too wrapped up with domestic issues. There has been a civil war there for over a decade. Who else is not a member? Aren't there only 72 nations...shouldn't there be more?\n\nWhale Killers Suck!
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Because they say the future of what would be needed in world community.  The US, except for President Wilson, was still in the isolated mode.  Without the US support the League of Nations did not last.
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How what works, the world? I doubt it although they may have united to become the EU there is no sense of common history or common cause. I don't see too much cooperation in the EU.
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A state is an organized political community, occupying a territory, and possessing internal and external sovereignty, which successfully claims the monopoly on the use of force.\n\nIt may or may not have an organized government to exist. Several states have had episodes were two or more groups dispute control of the government, such as the Republic of China in 1912, but they never lost their state quality. Thus, a government is not necessary for a state to be a state as long as its existence is recognized by the international community. However, recognition of the state's claim to sovereignty by other states, enables it to enter into international agreements. Moreover, it needs a government to control its internal affairs.
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In a confederation, each unit has its own government & makes its own laws and is pretty much an independant unit. The purpose of the confederation is for things it would be difficult for the individual units on their own, like defend itself. The powers of the group are limited, and must be agreed upon by the members. The European Union is a form of confederation; they each maintain independant governments, but band together for economic common interests and defense.
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Federalism is neither good nor bad in itself. It is a form of democracy entirely appropriate for our times - times which require large agglomerations of resources for some purposes but which also want a local variety, and as much local autonomy as is possible. To go it alone in a global world is hard for any small group, or indeed for any nation. Temporary alliances of mutual interest, confederations are fragile. The transaction costs involved in maintaining them often exceed their benefits, and it is not easy to ensure that some do not benefit more from the alliance than others. Federations, too, have their transaction costs, for much has to be done by negotiation and agreement rather than by central diktat. But the sense of twin citizenship can be deeply reassuring, because we know that we are locked into something bigger than ourselves while at the same time preserving our own identity.
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Yes. The U.N. is primarily made up of countries that would have to be considered as run by dictators.  Nothing good can come from such an organisation.  We cling to it in hope of it fullfilling its inteded purpose.  We should accept its failure or get rid of the countries that are not in compliance with the founding principals. As it is, it is only a way of helping evil prevail.
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Well, let's say country a and country b decide to go to war with each other. Let's also pretend that coutry a has an alliance with coutries c, d, and e and that country b has an alliance with coutries f, g, and h. Since countries a and b are at war, coutries c-h have to help their respective allies to keep the alliance intact. (This is actually how WWI got started.) Does that make sense?
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The United Nations was the brainchild of Woodrow Wilson. The initial attempt to form a world body came with the League of Nations at the end of World War I. However, the US Senate did not ratify the League of Nations Treaty and never became a member.\n\nFDR revived the idea for a world community at the Tehran Conference in while meeting with Churchill and Stalin to discuss strategy against Germany. Roosevelt is, indeed, responsbile for naming the United Nations. Sadly, he did before he could see it come to fruition.
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"why was Canada involved in the commonwealth?"\nCanada was and is still involved in the commonwealth because it was invaded largely by the British Empire (back when there was one). Our continued involvement in this antiquated system mystifies myself and many of my fellow Canadians.\n\n"When was the United Nations formed and why was it created?"\nThe United Nations was formed in 1945 to ensure a way to peacefully resolve disputes so we don't get powder keg situations like what started WWI and WWII. It hasn't exactly worked out but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Typically anytime you work for an organization that has a union, you have to join. It's usually written in their little bylaws and rules. They typically have a deal with management that after so many days you either join or are let go. \n\nIt's their way of keeping everyone "On Board."
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First of all it is important to know where you come from. Every country has different rules.\n\nSecondly, if you start an organisation of which are already existing many, most likely you odon't get a lisence. More and more countries want NGO's to work more together to save on costs.\n\n3rd If you start by yourself, you will need money to start, and you will need people.\n\n4th. You have to write down everything first clearly on paper, from your goals to simple things like volunteers\n\nLAST: think twice, it isn't that easy
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As an International "union" with members that include over 650 nations, the ITU's specific purpose is to bring or broker standards of communication (like v.92) so that not everything is a a piecemeal collection of not interoperable parts.\n\nIn simple terms, without the work of the ITU (and/or similar programs), you would not be to make an international telephone call because how the phone network works in one country may not be compatible with another.
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. It was founded in 1945 at the signing of the United Nations Charter by 50 countries, replacing the League of Nations founded in 1919.\n\nThe UN was founded after the end of World War II by the victorious allied powers in the hope that it would act to prevent and intervene in conflicts between nations and make future wars impossible or limited. The organization's structure still reflects in some ways the circumstances of its founding, which has led to calls for reform. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, each of which has veto power on any UN resolution, are the main victors of World War II or their successor states: People's Republic of China (which replaced the Republic of China), France, Russia (which replaced the Soviet Union), the United Kingdom, and the United States.\n\nAs of 2006, there are 192 United Nations member states, including virtually every internationally recognized independent country. From its headquarters in New York City, the UN's member countries and specialized agencies give guidance and decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout each year. The organization is divided into administrative bodies, including the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Secretariat, Trusteeship Council, and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as well as counterpart bodies dealing with the governance of all other UN System agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The UN's most visible public figure, and the representative head, is the Secretary-General, currently Kofi Annan. On 13 October 2006, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon was approved by the United Nations General Assembly as the world body's eighth secretary-general and the first Asian to hold the post since 1971; Ban will assume the post on 1 January 2007.\n\nAims of the UN\n\nThe stated aims of the United Nations are to prevent war, to promote human rights, to provide a mechanism for international law, and to promote social progress and improved living standards. [6] It gives the opportunity for countries to balance global interdependence and national interests when addressing international problems. Toward this end it ratified a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948....\n\n....In reality it's a w@nk-fest!! for want of a better word...\n\n...they will get their massive world army soon and when they do they will report to no one & they've already proved they cannot be kept in check! just go to the website in wikipedia...successes and failures...
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It's an important organization but relies too much on countries to act on their own (which doesn't happen)  Also, it doesn't make sense that so many Western countries have the right to veto resolutions but no country in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia can.
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Who knows? It has been done before.  There are quite a few such organizations that operate in several areas of conflict throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas,  that do such work very effectively.