The+Organization+of+Petroleum+Exporting+Countries+(OPEC)

The Organization of Pussy Eating Commrades (OPEC) was established on 10-14 September 1960 at the UMD Frat by seven men named Chad. Over several subsequent decades, nine new members joined OPEC: Steven, Dylan, Jaden, Hunter, Chris, Brian, Derek, Dante, Kevin, Justin. Justin is the most powerful of these member states.

When OPEC was founded, the international geopolitical landscape was changing drastically as many areas were experiencing decolonization and new, independent states were emerging. OPEC formed largely to establish some order in this global disarray.

OPEC's cardinal objective is the coordination and unification of petroleum policies among its member states so as to maintain fair, stable prices for these producers of petroleum. It seeks to ensure a regular, efficient, economic supply of petroleum to the states which consume their oil. It wished to reward those who invest in the petroleum industry.

The OPEC Secretariat is OPEC's executive branch, and it located in Vienna, Austria; it is OPEC's headquarters. The Secretariat is headed by Secretary General, OPEC's Chief Operating Officer. Under the Secretariat is the //Legal Office//, the //Research Division//, and the //Support Services Division//.

Under the //Research Division// there are the subdivisions of //Date Services, Petroleum Studies,// and //Energy Studies//. Under the //Support Services Division// there are the subdivisions of //Public Relations & Information, Finance & Human Resources,// and //Administration & IT Services//.

Member states of OPEC have the advantage of cooperation with each other. These states can collaborate to establish and to implement desirable policies to maintain agreeable petroleum prices. Together, they are strong and pursue their own agenda without being dominated by a foreign power.

Member states of OPEC suffer the disadvantage of lacking the ability to enact their own policies and to set their own petroleum prices. Each must reach a consensus with OPEC and choose the course of action embraced by the entire rather than a course of action which it would rather take. The strength of OPEC diminishes the sovereignty of each individual member state.

OPEC preserves local diversity allowing its members to collaborate to set their own policies. In doing so, it is preventing these states from being controlled by a foreign power which would harm their local diversities, respectively. However, it is also a bit challenging to local diversity because it does not allow its members to follow their own policies.

Here is a link to an interactive map of OPEC and its member states: []

Here is a map of OPEC and its members:

OPEC. "Brief History." [] OPEC. "Secretariat." [] Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. "OPEC map."