Exploring Liberalism: Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, and Collective Security

🏫 A college campus or high school can serve as a metaphor for liberalism, where individuals have various opportunities and choices.

🌍 Liberalism allows for both positive and negative outcomes, similar to how the possibilities on a campus or in high school are abundant.

🤝 In liberalism, individuals have the freedom to make the most out of their environment in collaboration with others.

🌍 The international system presents opportunities for cooperation and conflict.

🤝 Realism and liberalism have different perspectives on actors in international politics.

🌐 Liberalism recognizes that states, businesses, and other organizations play important roles.

📚 Liberalism emphasizes the idea of benefiting everyone, not just individuals.

💥 Realism focuses on conflict and states' self-interests, while liberalism considers a broader range of factors.

🌍 Liberalism takes into account concerns beyond security and conflict in the international system.

💡 Working through international institutions and following international law can lead to acceptable solutions without resorting to violent conflict.

🌍 Many major institutions in the world today, such as the United Nations and the European Union, were founded on liberal principles.

🔑 The creation of international rules and institutions aims to prevent a repeat of the devastating world wars and ensure peaceful relations between countries.

🔥 The concept of collective security emerged from World War II to address global conflicts.

🌍 The United Nations was established to promote a global response to international issues.

💼 The European Union serves as a notable example of a powerful liberal institution.