The world of politics is a challenging but interesting practice especially linked to the activities of states, international entities and even individuals, which are known as non-state actors. Diplomacy revolved around this, as politics embraces the study of power, governance and the associated relations at the global level.
Key Players Nation-States: These are still the dominant actors in the conduct of both regional and global politics. The issue of trade, security and diplomacy in relation to their subjects causes other ramifications.
International Organizations: Un, Wto and Nato are examples of institutions that help in enhancing peace and resolving issues existing among states.
Non-State Actors: Non-governmental organizations, global business entities, and even terroristic institutions have increasingly pervaded into the politics of nearly every country and directed policies and practices without necessarily going through the state.
Major Issues Geopolitical Tensions: Global rivalries such as that between the u.s. and china or others endanger the peace and stability of the entire world. There are also arguments about forced occupation, military tensions, or even economic warfare.
Climate Change: With a growing concern that no single country can survive climate change it becomes a threat that cut across boundaries. Treaties such as the paris accord are made in the effort to address climate change and its effects.
Human Rights: There are still debates about the development and implementation of the human rights agenda. Governments are generally called for accountability in their records which at times lead to them being pressured or even sanctioned.
Global Health: There is a strong politics of interdependence in public health, which the covid-19 pandemic has strained, hence the need for global health governance as well as the fair distribution of the vaccines.
The Dramatic Shift in World Politics
The world politics in the coming years will be influenced by developing technologies, changing centers of economic power, climate change, and managing inequality. However, there is an increasing reliance on interdependence among states, making management and cooperation among states, more important than ever.
As world politics encompasses a wide range of activities where various agents compete or cooperate in the resolution of significant issues, one cannot emphasize enough the role of diplomacy and interaction in the contemporary world.
