Problem
Continentalism
Other Names:
Continental separatismGeo-economics
Pursuit of adversarial goals with commercial means
Nature:
Continentalism refers to the agreements or policies that favor the regionalization and/or cooperation between states within a continent. The term is used more often in the European and North American contexts, but the concept has been applied to other continents including Africa, Asia and South America. In North American history, continentalism became linked to manifest destiny and involved merging continental expansion with international growth.
Broader Problems:
Economic conflict Narrower Problems:
Regional protectionismStructural imbalances among and within the three largest market economies Related Problems:
Territorial expansionismRegional imbalance of powerParochial national interestsDomination of the world by sovereign statesHabitual overemphasis on national self-determination Aggravates:
International economic injusticeLack of international cooperationNon-viability of small states and territoriesWeakness in trade between different economic systems Reduces:
Geopolitical vulnerabilityIntra-continental divisionsUnnatural boundaries between statesInadequate regional integration of countries Strategies:
SeparatingCompeting in business Subject(s):
Geology → Geology Commerce → Commerce
Economics → Economics
Metapolitics → Political theories
Policy-making → Policy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST