members-(11) Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
Franc Zone (FZ)
established-NA
aim-to form a monetary union among countries whose currencies are
linked to the French franc
members-(15) Benin, Burkina, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Mali,
Niger, Senegal, Togo; note-France includes
metropolitan France, the four overseas departments
of France (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Reunion), the two territorial collectivities of
France (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon), and the
three overseas territories of France (French
Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
established-15 November 1974
aim-established by the OECD to promote
cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency
oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and
oil producers
members-(21) Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
Group of 8 (G-8)
established-NA October 1975
aim-the developed countries (DCs) that participated in the
Conference on International Economic Cooperation (CIEC), held in several
sessions between NA December 1975 and 3 June 1977
members-(8) Australia, Canada, EC (as one member), Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
US
Australia Group
established-1984
aim-to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
members-(25) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
observer-(1) Singapore
Group of 5 (G-5)
established-22 September 1985
aim-the five major non-Communist economic powers
members-(5) France, Germany, Japan,UK, US
Group of 7 (G-7)
note-membership is the same as the Big Seven
established-22 September 1985
aim-the seven major non-Communist economic powers
members-(7) Group of 5 (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) plus
Canada and Italy
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
established-April 1987
aim-to arrest missile proliferation by controlling the export of key missile technologies and
equipment
members-(24) Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US
North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC)-an extension of NATO
established-8 November 1991
effective-20 December 1991
aim-to form a forum to discuss cooperation
concerning mutual political and security issues
members-(38) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
UK, US, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
Liberation Organization Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
established-5 March 1992
aim-to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in
the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic
development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment,
cultural and education, and transportation and communication
members-(10) Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
observers-(2) Belarus, Ukraine
ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СКС, НО СВЯЗАННЫЕ С ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ И НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ЗАПАДНОЙ СКС, А ТАКЖЕ ЕЕ ГРАНИЦАМИ С ИНЫМИ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫМИ ОБРАЗВАНИЯМИ
United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
established-4 March 1964
aim-established by the UN Security Council to serve as a
peacekeeping force beween Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus
members-(7) Austria,Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, UK
RUSSIAN SCS's ORGANIZATIONS
ВНУТРЕННИЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ РОССИЙСКОЙ СКС
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
established-8 December 1991
effective-21 December 1991
aim-to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR
members-(10) Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ РОССИЙСКОЙ СКС, СВЯЗАННЫЕ С КОНТРОЛЕМ И СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНОЙ ПЕРЕРАБОТКОЙ СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКИ ВАЖНЫХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA)
also known as CMEA or Comecon,
was established 25 January 1949
to promote the
development of socialist economies and was abolished
1 January 1991; members included Afghanistan (observer),
Albania (had not participated since 1961 break with
USSR), Angola (observer), Bulgaria, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia (observer), GDR, Hungary, Laos
(observer), Mongolia, Mozambique (observer), Nicaragua
(observer), Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam, Yemen
(observer), Yugoslavia (associate)
Warsaw Pact (WP)
was established 14 May 1955
to promote mutual defense; members met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the alliance; member states at the time of dissolution were Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the USSR; earlier members included East Germany and Albania
Reference:
Communist program of the Russian SCS: defining boundaries of own socio-cultural spaces (especially internal and external buffer zones); leading the global war against Western SCS's expansion outside its homeland (1917 - 1991/93)
International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC)
established in 22 October 1963;
aim was to promote economic cooperation and development;
members were Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East
Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR,
Vietnam; now it is a Russian bank with a new charter
International Investment Bank (IIB)
established on 7 July 1970;
to promote economic development; members were
Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany,
Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, USSR, Vietnam;
now it is a Russian bank with a new charter
HINDU SCS's ORGANIZATIONS
ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СКС, НО СВЯЗАННЫЕ С ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ И НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ИНДУССКОЙ СКС, А ТАКЖЕ ЕЕ ГРАНИЦАМИ С ИНЫМИ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫМИ ОБРАЗВАНИЯМИ
United Nations Military Observer Group in India
and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
established-13 August 1948
aim-established by the UN Security Council to observe the 1949
India-Pakistan ceasefire
members-(8) Belgium, Chile, Denmark,Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Uruguay
SOUTH-AMERICAN SCS's ORGANIZATIONS
ВНУТРЕННИЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ЮЖНОАМЕРИКАНСКОЙ СКС
Organization of American States (OAS)
established-30 April 1948
effective-13 December 1951
aim-to promote peace and security
as well as economic and social development
members-(35) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba
(excluded from formal participation since 1962), Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, US, Uruguay,
Venezuela
observers-(24) Algeria, Austria,
Belgium, Cyprus, EC, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Holy See, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, Netherlands,
Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland
Central American Common Market (CACM)
established-13 December 1960
effective-3 June 1961
aim-to promote establishment of a Central American Common Market
members-(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
note-acronym from Banco Centroamericano
de Integracion Economico
established-13 December 1960
aim-to promote economic integration
and development
members-(5) Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the
Caribbean (OPANAL)
note-acronym from Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL)
established-14 February 1967
aim-to encourage the peaceful uses
of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
members-(26) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
Uruguay, Venezuela
Andean Group (AG)
established-26 May 1969
effective-16 October 1969
aim-to promote harmonious development
through economic integration
members-(5) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, Venezuela
associate member-(1) Panama
observers-(26) Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark,
Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, US, Uruguay, Yugoslavia
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
established-4 July 1973
effective-1 August 1973
aim-to promote economic integration
and development, especially among the less developed
countries
members-(13) Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica,
Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
associate members-(2)
British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
observers-(10) Anguilla, Bermuda,
Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico,
Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
note-also known as Sistema Economico Latinoamericana (SELA)
established-17 October 1975
aim-to promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
members-(26) Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay,
Venezuela
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
note-also known as Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)
established-12 August 1980
effective-18 March 1981
aim-to promote freer regional trade
members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay,
Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
observers-(16) Commission of the European Communities, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Inter-American Development Bank, Italy, Nicaragua,
Organization of American States, Panama, Portugal,
Spain, United Nations Development Program, United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean
UAE Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
established-18 June 1981
effective-4 July 1981
aim-to promote political, economic, and defense cooperation
members-(7) Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
associate member-(1) British Virgin Islands
Contadora Group (CG)
was established 5 January 1983
(on the Panamanian island of Contadora) to
reduce tensions and conflicts in Central America but evolved into the Rio Group
(RG); members included Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela
Group of 11 (G-11)
note-also known as the Cartagena Group
established-22 June 1984, in Cartagena,
Colombia
aim-forum for largest debtor nations
in Latin America
members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Rio Group (RG)
established-NA 1988
aim-a consultation mechanism on regional Latin American issues
members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru (suspended), Uruguay, Venezuela; note-Panama was expelled in
1988; Peru.
Group of 3 (G-3)
established-NA October 1990
aim-mechanism for policy coordination
members-(3) Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR)
established-26 March 1991
aim-regional economic cooperation
members-(4) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
Uruguay
ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ, ВКЛЮЧАЮЩИЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СКС, НО СВЯЗАННЫЕ С ТЕРРИТОРИЕЙ И НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ ЮЖНОАМЕРИКАНСКОЙ СКС, А ТАКЖЕ ЕЕ ГРАНИЦАМИ С ИНЫМИ СОЦИО-КУЛЬТУРНЫМИ ОБРАЗВАНИЯМИ
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
established-18 October 1969
effective-26 January 1970
aim-to promote economic development and cooperation
regional members-(20)
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Colombia, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico,
Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks
and Caicos Islands, Venezuela
nonregional members-(5) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK
United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)
established-NA 1991
aim-established by the UN Security Council to verify ceasefire arrangments and to monitor the maintenance of public order pending the organization of a new National Civil Police
members-(9) Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Spain, Sweden,Venezuela
BLACK AFRICAN SCS's ORGANIZATIONS
ВНУТРЕННИЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ЧЕРНОЙ АФРИКАНСКОЙ СКС
Council of the Entente (Entente)
established-29 May 1959
aim-to promote economic, social,and political coordination
members-(5) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo
Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
note-acronym from Union Douaniere
et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale
established-8 December 1964
effective-1 January 1966
aim-to promote the establishment of a Central African Common Market
members-(6) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
East African Development Bank (EADB)
established-6 June 1967
effective-1 December 1967
aim-to promote economic development
members-(3) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
established-11 December 1969
aim-to promote free trade and cooperation
in customs matters
members-(9) Bophuthatswana, Botswana,Ciskei, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Transkei, Venda
Front Line States (FLS)
established-NA
aim-to achieve black majority rule
in South Africa
members-(7) Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
West African Economic Community (CEAO)
note-acronym from Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
established-3 June 1972
aim-to promote regional economic development
members-(7) Benin, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania,