As it is the case with all the actors of global politics, regional organizations change according to the Zeitgeist (spirit of time) as well.

Diffusion: Affect of an organization on institutional structure or decision making mechanism of another organization. 

Diffusion can be defined as the impact of an organization on other organizations. It can be through various actors and instruments. In order to be able to talk about diffusion, first of all, there must be a stimulus, an organization to be taken as a model. Second, there must be an issue or a problem. The actors involved would like to learn from the policies of the organization that they consider to be the stimulus. 

Ernst Haas defines integration as follows: "distinct national settings are persuaded to shift their loyalties, expectations and political activities toward a new and larger center, whose institutions possess or demand jurisdiction over the preexisting national states.”

In the case of unipolarity, the hegemon would try to maintain its unique status via regional and international organizations.

The main motivation of the States in establishing organizations has always been international and regional cooperation.

There are also a few states that did not belong to any group. South Africa was accepted into the GAFS after the apartheid regime ended.

Canada is not member of BRICS.

Secretariat is the body that in fact both supplies and represents the legal personality of the organization.

to reconsider the regional and global approaches. The United Nations (UN) is the new global organization for the maintenance of international peace and security founded in 1945 as the post- Second World War universal organization.

Benin, Mali, Senegal and Liberia are members of ECOWAS and they were present in the commision in Liberia. Angola is not a member. The correct answer is E.

Liberals (idealists, rationalists) think differently. They suggest that States are not (potential) enemies but (potential) partners, as they basically stand for providing welfare and peace to their respective citizens.

Some regional organizations are established with limited aims by the founding actors. There can be different objectives of the founders. They might try to solve a security problem together or they might want to further their economic interests. Alternatively, they can also have cultural or political targets. The fundamental feature of these organizations is that they would like to solve a collective action problem via cooperation.

First modern organizations were established in 19th century in order accommodate postal communication and land, sea and rail transportation at a regional level.

Regional blocs signify ‘the division of the world into protectionist spheres of influence and rival civilizations controlled by a few great powers’ (Gamble, 2007: 21).