New Challenges for Twenty-first Century Environmental Movements: Agricultural Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kousis
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
First Century ◽  
Environmental Movements ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Twenty First Century

Epilogue

2020 ◽  
pp. 314-316
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Delton
Keyword(s):  
New Economy ◽  
National Association ◽  
First Century ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Fine Line ◽  
The Us ◽  
Business Roundtable ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Twenty First Century

This concluding chapter discusses the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) relevance in contemporary times. It shows that NAM is still a going concern. It has survived and adapted to new circumstances, and it has a purported membership of 14,000. It also keeps a lower profile. NAM is no longer the go-to “voice of business,” but it still partners up with the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable. In other ways, however, the current NAM resembles its old historic self, despite the drastically different economic and political climate of the twenty-first century. It continues to promote development, offering seminars, data, and other resources to help new manufacturers navigate the new economy. But NAM also has to contend with new challenges in the twenty-first century, as it walks a fine line with regard to President Donald Trump.

scholarly journals International Cooperation in the Twenty-first Century: Familiar Problems and New Challenges

1997 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Harold K. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Community ◽  
First Century ◽  
Nation States ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Twenty First Century

The creation and proliferation of international organizations of various sorts, increasing economic interdependence, the spread of democracy. and the strong leadership played by the United States all worked positively together to facilitate international cooperation during the second half of the twentieth century, overcoming to a great extent the familiar problem of 'cooperation under anarchy. 'But humankind is confronting new challenges as well, arising from the shift in power relations among nation-states and the rise of new issues that call for global. attention. One of the most prominent issues is the protection of environment. It is unclear how easily the formulas that have proved to be so successful in bringing about international cooperation in the twentieth century can be applied to the new challenges. If a series of organised responses to the issue of climate change as shown in the completion and implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) is any indication, however, the international. community seems to have successfully begun to confront them. The relative promptness of action taken by the international community. the manner in which the issue is negotiated where the principle of equity was directly addressed, the comprehensiveness of the Treaty's scope, and responsible behaviour of the states of the world, all point to broad optimism about international cooperation in the twenty-first century.

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