NATO vs Warsaw Pact

International Organizations and Regionalism

• NATO was founded to protect Europe from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
• The Warsaw Pact was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.
• The Warsaw Pact consisted of Eastern European countries, not Western European countries.
• Globalization has increased people's awareness of specific regions such as Southeast Asia.
• Regionalism refers to the process of forming regions or the concentration of economic, political, and social interactions within a region.
• Regionalization is the process of widening social integration within a region and the often undirected social and economic interactions.
• Regions are not inherent and predetermined, but are constructed and shaped by various factors including governments, associations, and societal forces.
• Governments, associations, society, and others develop regional organizations and networks to deal with the challenges and opportunities of globalization.