The Basics

System Actors

• States=countries
• International Organizations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
  • Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
    • International NGOs
    • Regional NGOs
    • National NGOs
    • Local NGOs=grassroots groups
• Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
• Nations
• Religious groups
• Terrorist networks
• Leaders, prominent individuals

Transnational issues

Zero-sum v. Positive sum outcomes