Cultural identityMost are bordering unsuccessfulArab League, Organization of American States, African UnionArab League (League of arab states)Regional organization based on ArabnessArab ethnicity1945 – Arab League createdOriginal membersEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, YemenNow has 22 League members, with 4 observer statesGoal: Draw closer to member states, and coordinate collaboration between them to safeguard their independence and sovereigntyThey’ve accomplished literally nothing in the last 65 years, they just fightLibya quit the Arab League, under the leader of Muammar Gadaffi, because they don’t get anything doneGadaffi used to dress in military arab clothes, but now he dressed like an African cultureThe Arab League contains most of the OPEC countries1973 Oil EmbargoSparked oil crisisThey could enact a lot of things that could spark things in the middle eastThere’s more problems, poverty, and less prosperity now since the League being createdThe outside world has helped foster a situation where the Arab League doesn’t work together
