International Relations (4)Approach to Global Mind

2009. 9. 22김 병 구

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Towards Global Mind

• Daily interests in international news topics– DPJ victory over LDP in Japan– US/DPRK bilateral approach on nuclear issue

• Approach to foreigners, foreign languages• “ 감사합니다” in 6 languages– Thank you 36 참조

• Familiarize world map – “Google Earth” – http://earth.google.com

“ 대단히 감사합니다”

• E Thank you very much• F Merci baucoup• S Muchas gracias• R Spacibo bolshoi• C Xie xie 謝謝• A Shokran

• J Domo arigato gozaimas

Revisit the Global Village

• “Earth is round”, geocentric philosophy– Copernicus, Galileo (16-17 c. AD)

• Global - Globe – 3 dimensional– Dia. 13,000 km, circum. 40,000 km, 23.4 deg.

Incl.– 75% water, population 6.4 bil. – 5 oceans, 6 continents

• Mother Earth seen from space– Apollo astronaut “Blue Beauty”

• Limited resources and environmental protection

5 Oceans & 6 Continents

• Pacific Ocean 태평양 Asia• Atlantic Ocean 대서양 Europe• Indian Ocean 인도양 N.

America• Mediterranean 지중해 S. America• Arctic Sea 북극해 Africa

» Australia

Historical Global Minds

• West conquers East : Alexander the Great (3c. BC)

• East conquers West : Genghis Khan (12c. AD)• Rise of the empires

– Persian Empire 페르샤 제국 – Roman Empire 로마 제국 – Mongol Empire 몽고 제국 – Ottoman Empire 오토만 제국 – British Empire 대영 제국

• Silk Road and Marco Polo• Peace Corps overseas volunteers

Alexander Empire

• Mongol Empire territorial change

Silk Road: E/W Culture Route

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Silk Road & Shilla

• Connecting E/W through centuries• 7-8c. peak connecting 5 world metros– Constantinople, Baghdad, Samar Cant, Sian,

Gyungjoo– 30 ~ 40 deg latitude, pop. ~ 1 mil

– Transportation: camels, horses, ships• Duriation: 8,000 km ~ 6 month

(40km/day)• Luxury items: silk, glassware etc.• Evidences in Gyungjoo museums

US Peace Corps

• Established in 1961 by Kennedy • Dispatched 190,000 to 130 dev.

countries• Education, medical, IT tech, English etc.• US ambassador Stevens, 1975 년

예산중학교 English teacher• Pro US diplomacy over the Cold War• PC graduates: diplomats, businessmen,

intelligence officers, etc.

• President John Kennedy Peace Corp speech (1961)

한국해외봉사단 (Korea Overseas Volunteer, KOV)• Established in 1995, MOFAT KOICA(Korea

International Cooperation Agency, 국제협력단 )

• Overseas Development Aid(ODA) fund• Age 20-60 Koreans, dispatched 30

countries, 2+1 years• Medical, agriculture, IT tech, sports,

Korean language etc.• Country experts for Korean future– www.koica.go.kr – Best example of global mind

Homework

What is my “Global Mind” level? What can I do to raise it?