G20 1999 includes 2/3 of pop. and 4/5 of gdp rotating presidency annual meeting all states have = rep. strengths more prominent than g7/8, gave 500 bill 4 financial crisis weaknesses not all of g20 r top, lack of accountability, no formality behind closed doors

G7/8 informal bloc of industrialized democracies also eu, rep 50% of global wealth started coz of 73 oil crisis strengths talk abt concerns openly, similar systems so easy consensus, 2008 response weaknesses China and India growth so g7 gone from 70 50 to % of gdp, not deal well w poverty, g20 more important

IMF est. 1947 aim stabilize exchange rates member states pay subscriptions policy made by members richer often means more say saps are capitalist conditions strengths effective post war, lending to Greece, adapt eg. x exchange rates, june 21 reallocate 100 bill to poorer countries, 2013 10 bill cyprus bail out loan condition to close countries 2nd biggest bank, 2014 8 bill 4 Ukraine, covid crrt debt relief to 25 members weaknesses dom. by US, too capitalist doesn't help inequality- deregulation thru SAPs is risky, conflict w state sov, stiglitz denounce fund 4 failed policies. greece 375 bill over 8 yrs austerity measures deepened contraction

poverty 11 percent of world on less 2 a day 75% of kids in extreme poverty are in sub Saharan Africa and Asia

classic economic smith and ricardo, linked to liberal view, poverty measured comparing gdp, stimulated by smiths invisible hand of the market neo classic thatcher and regan, essentialy classic, SAPS measuee looks at stabilising economies x infaltion and opening ti market forces

dependency theory structural imbalance imposes dependency on poorer states, decolonization meant pol. ind. but not economic world systems system-capitalism-exploitation not 3rd world argue one interconnected work split into core periphery and semi periphery core being most advanced and peri. least structural south america poverty exacerbated by tncs and conditions on aid should reduce reliance on others, restrict trade policy protect external competition infant industry argument

icj judicial organ, yugoslavia x approve 488 deaths,2014 crimea china abstain russia veto, myanmar party deposed unsc x agree on joint statement as china was a myanmar ally, sryia 2118 unsc agree sryia must destroy chemical weapons russia veto 16 drafts, temple preah vihear 900 yr old hindu temple on border cambodia/thailand 2013 icj reaffirm belongs to cambodia

who aims to increase coop in public health strengths important issues have a forum, huge tasks, eradicate small pox, sustainable dvlmpt. weaknesses not enough power, unclear role, too decentralized, underfunded, protected china in COVID 19 due to high funding, inadequate response to ebola

DGS and SDGS aims by un that sdg then replaces strengths global forum where every1 member, = rep of all states, 'jaw jaw is better than war war'' weaknesses works as talking shop but little power, = say to democracies and dictatorship, rep. interests of state not ppl