Southern Exposure: The World Role of the Southern Hemisphere

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Countries located in the southern hemisphere will be systematically analyzed and compared, using South Africa as the reference country. The historical background of South Africa will be scrutinized with regard to settlements, colonial experience, national independence and self-government, apartheid, disputes with the United Nations and international opinion and corporations, and post-apartheid. Similar and contrasting features of other countries in "the South," including Chile, Argentina, Angola, Zambia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia will be compared to discover whether these states are less prosperous, less developed, less well-ruled than states in "the North." Regional and humanitarian arrangements will be examined. Position papers will be prepared in regard to current global issues and questions before the United Nations.