Effectiveness of the United Nations in International Conflicts

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that promotes international cooperation. The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24, 1945. The United Nations replaced the League of Nations, which had been created by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The name “‘United Nations”, coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of January 1942, during the second world war, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the axis powers” (History of the United Nations | United Nations). The Allied Powers agreed that a new organization was needed that would replace the League of Nations. American President Roosevelt,

With the devastating aftermath that befell nations involved, whereby internationally, both World Wars had directly impacted each States’ social structure and altered the political alignment of the world. Thus, in order to prevent future conflicts and to promote international cooperation, the United Nations (UN) was established in October 1945, as a mechanism to maintain international order, also to replace

In the 20th century, the United Nations failed to maintain peace. Reeves discussed the failures of the United Nations, expressing even more wrong doings “In Bosnia, in the Middle East, in Northern Ireland, in Haiti, in Somalia, in Liberia, in Rwanda and a few other places in the world would rather forget. And in one country after another, the United States has moved, stumbled or been forced into the kind of peace-protecting negotiating and preventive. military action” (Reeves, 1996,1). The United States has been forced to keep the peace around the world as the United Nations failed its international duties as the peacekeeper. The realist theory holds that the hegemony controls the balance of power around the world as liberal organizations failed. In other words the United Nations failed its international duties

The Soviet Union ran this portion of Germany with an iron fist; they built ginormous walls to keep their citizens from going into other countries territories. People of Hungary were trying to escape from the communist leader’s rule. A British political cartoon references what was happening in Hungary by showing Hitler’s dead body and a solider with the sickle and hammer emblem on his helmet, representing the Soviet Union (Document G). With all the people fleeing and fearing their lives, the United Nations did nothing but stand by and let it happen. This was showing that the only help the United States gave these people after the terror of WWII was to be under the rule of a ruthless communist party. Although this was one of the first ways the United States and United Nations gave more land to Communism, it was not the last by a long

1945 the UN was born. Out of need for a common alliance to combat the axis powers germany japan and italy. Built on the ideals and traditions of the older league of nations the united nations was seen as an effective way of convening all the minds in the world to put their say in with the rest. An effective way of teaming up against some of the most powerful countries at the time, it's always a good idea to have some friends when you get into a war. Its was drafted by the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In 1942 26 governments signed the declaration. The declaration states that:

Thesis: The role of the United Nations has changed from being primarily an international peacekeeping force to primarily a humanitarian organization.

The United Nations started on a steep downward trajectory from the high expectations that surrounded it at its birth. The global security organization envisaged in the Charter of the United Nations, based on a perpetuation of the victorious alliance against Nazi Germany, was stillborn because of the rapidly developing rift between the Soviet Union and its Western allies. The

In the website I used named ShareAmerica, I used the story “Ways That World War II Changed The World.” The site stated, “May 8, 1945, also marked the birth of a new international system of norms and ideals, conceived to ensure peace, security and prosperity for all nations.” This talks about the making of the United Nations, a peace keeping organization created to be stronger than the League of Nations, which failed to prevent the war. Other organizations that were made as a result of the war were the International Monetary Fund, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (today’s World Trade Organization), and the International Military Tribunal. The same article also states, “In the wake of the Holocaust and other horrific crimes, countries recognized the benefits of a world with established norms and shared values. The Allies established

The UN or United Nations was founded in 1945 to try to help other countries remain peaceful and content with one another. It replaced the “League of Nations”.

Hungary was often exploited by the Soviets, who used force to steal goods from Hungarian people and demanded huge amounts of grain, meat, vegetables and dairy products. Hatred spewed throughout Hungary for Russia because they controlled their economy, which caused them to be poor. The turmoil and unrest was beginning to grow from the workers (Ray). A detailed study for the United States Army was prepared several months before the Hungarian uprisings, examines Hungary “as a potential theater for Special Forces operations”. It said, “In international and national politics, in its agricultural policy of collectivization, in its program of industrialization, in its policy of Sovietization, in its persecution of religion, its regimentation of workers and widespread use of forced labor, the Communist regime has completely thwarted Hungarian nationalism and provided all elements of the population with numerous reasons for being dissident” ("Hungary: Resistance Activities and Potentials").Yet, there was still hope for the Hungarians.

To try and even level the power struggle in 1945 the United Nations was started with the

Over the course of the 20th century a multitude of international organizations arose with the purpose of keeping international political, social, and economic peace. Organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Nations, and the World Bank are all products of a 20th century push to create a more connected international community. Political scientists such as Thomas Weiss, David Forsythe, Roger Coate, Kelly-Kate Pease and Eva Bertram in their publications The United Nations and Changing World Politics and Reinventing Governments: The Promise and Perils of United Nations Peace Buildings are scholars who have observed the history of these international organizations and analyze their purpose and effectiveness. According to the arguments made by these authors, the exact purpose and effectiveness of organizations such as NATO, the UN, and the World Bank is unclear and constantly changing. However these international organizations have been effective at providing a place of discussion for international relations.

“The United Nations was never intended to be a utopian exercise. It was meant to be a collective security system that worked” stated former secretary-general of the United Nations (U.N.) Kofi Annan in the 2004 Report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. Although, peacekeeping operations are not mentioned in the U.N. Charter it is evident that it is an essential global security tool that has been deterring International conflicts ever since World War II. This paper argues that while U.N. peacekeeping operations are beneficial in terms of aiding to resolve conflicts around the world, there are severe limitations that global peacekeeping faces. Critical, realist, and postmodernist scholars question the efficacy and have competing

“ Here is a task truly of, by and for the world, one that should rally nations. The nature of this task however, must be clearly understood; only then can suitable means for accomplishing it be formulated, only then can the role that the United Nations could and should play be appreciated” ( Wilcox/Haviland, 29). There are many international organizations that have been talked about throughout this semester. One of the most important ones is The United Nations. The United Nations was established October 24, 1945, and has since then been impacting the country. The United Nations main purpose according to the lecture notes is “ to provide a global additional structure through which states can sometimes settle conflicts with less reliance on the use of force , for whole purpose of the United Nations is to provide the globe a forum by which countries may settle disputes through this forum peacefully as opposed to relying on a force which has been the case historically” ( Kopalyan, Module 8). Thus meaning The United Nations was set up to handle problems peacefully rather than going to war to try and solve problems. “Powerful economic as well as political forces are at work to bring about a growing integration of the world community, and the United Nations and its related agencies are uniquely fitted to assist in the task” (Wilcox/Haviland,45). This was some of the reason that the United Nations was created.

The United Nations, with its rigid moral and political limitations against force, has become a benchmark of peace and a social achievement of modern times. From war torn Europe, the United Nations developed from five major powers with an initial goal to prevent the spread of warfare through peaceful means and to establish and maintain fundamental human rights. Through the past fifty years, this organization has broadened its horizons with auxiliary organizations from peace keeping missions to humanitarian aid, to economic development. However, in a modern example of ethnic cleansing, the UN faces new a new role as a bystander as its power is bypassed by NATO forces. The UN, however, promises to be an