(C) Who (select two countries), amongst the other countries represented in our UN, would you most likely to work with? Explain (½ page - double). Don't overlap w part b.
The two countries United States would most likely work with would be United Kingdom and Canada. United Kingdom shares large economic trade relations. United Kingdom and United States are founders of United Nations, NATO, World Trade Organization and the G-8 (About.com News & Issues). Both these countries fall into the permanent five seats that United Nations holds (About.com Education). Canada is the second country which would provide aid to united states at the time of the invasion. Canada has a strong military and is our neighbouring country in which they can support us to gain a democratic government in North Korea. Canada, proposed the Controlled Engagement Policy which limits their relations with North Korea because of their violent acts (Canada). Canada also is
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Due to North Korea being unable to cooperate and help their own citizens, this allows the international community and united nations to work together and get involved. It is the matter of safety for the people and for the world. All that was asked of North Korea was transparent with their Nuclear program. However, North Korea, being unable to cooperate with the United Nations clearly shows that North Korea does not care for their citizens or the world. Nuclear weapons can be used against any country at any given time and these weapons are very powerful. By becoming knowledgeable on North Korea's nuclear weapons we can prevent wars and provide safety for all countries around the world. Furthermore, United States stands to better the world and the safety of the citizens. It is up to you if you decide to side with the safety of the world or the nuclear weapons in North Korea, where humanity is
“The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security” - Haile Selassie (BrainyQuote). During the repercussion of World War 2, the United Nations was formed in order to provide and maintain international security and peace. Canada’s involvement with the United Nations played a key role in the establishment of the U.N Charter of Human Rights.
Kim Jongun, has mentioned before that he wants the world to look up to his strong country as a nuclear power, rather than just a mere country with multiple sanctions shouting big words. This in the past has led to various consequences from hegemonies all around the world who feel threatened by the implications of a young tyrant in charge of ICBMs. This is a clear example of the security dilemma in which the entire world, the anarchy that it is, has to control minor nations that strive for hegemony at the expense of the larger nations’ security and loss of leverage. Unfortunately, it seems that despite the clear warnings from the superior nations, the North Korean dictator has no interest in abiding by international rules and is far more fascinated with realist ideologies of projections of power.
North Korea, formally known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a relic of the Cold War and the world’s last remaining totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship. Arguably the most secretive state in the world, North Korea poses a unique set of challenges to the world, especially to its democratic and capitalist neighbor, South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea (ROK). As one of the last remnants of the Cold War era, North Korea remains an anomaly of the international system due to its unpredictable nature and disregard for international norms. With the recent bombardment of the South Korean Island of Yeongpyong and the sinking of the warship Cheonan, tensions between the two Koreas are at the lowest point since
Canada, was once a respected peacekeeper now a disgrace to its past. Canada was once the primary contributor to the United Nations for peacekeeping. Now Canada is not even close to being regarded as a contributor. Even the people in Canada do not think that Canada has any involvement in the peacekeeping business. Many people looked at Canada as a symbol of peace which many still do, but most do not know that Canada has fled from its old ways and now is just an image of the past. Canada is no longer presented as a peacekeeping country. Therefore Canada is not the peace keeping country it used to be because of its lack of support to the United Nations, Canada’s opinion on its duty as a peacekeeper, and the loss of influence as a peacekeeper.
The U.S. helped to divide the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II, and then waged war against North Korea in the 1950s. Although the U.S. signed a peace agreement rather than a peace treaty with North Korea after the war, its policy toward the country changed. Instead of trying to overthrow the North Korea government, the U.S. government adopted a policy of containing communism. During the 1980’s, associations between North Korea and the U.S. start to take on a new diplomatic form. North Korea’s nuclear weapons program had become a pressing international issue
There has been many assumptions about a North Korean war with the United States and even though nothing has happened yet we should all be prepared for what can happen. The United States getting involved with North Korea would be catastrophic because there would be several deaths. According to an article written by John Haltiwanger,“ The last time the U.S. and North Korea went to war- from 1950 to 1953- it’s estimated roughly because 2.5 million Korean people lost their lives. So imagine how many more people will die if we were to go to war and if there were to be a war the U.S. would be sending a strong message to North Korea because this would show that they would go through anything to protect their country and that they will fight for what they believe is right. War would not be the best idea because innocent people will be affected by it. Both United States and North Korea would be wasting a lot of money on this war. Not only that but also a war with the type of nuclear weapons that North Korea will use can lead to the end of the world. Meaning that there could be a global nuclear war.
Since the 1950’s North Korea has posed as dangerous threat to The United States and its allies. With North Korea development of Nuclear arms and its consistent hostile rhetoric and actions towards the United States. With the North Korea’s development of a long range ICBM, more now than ever the United States has been put into a position where its and many of its
Canada should support the United Nations, because the it uphold Canada’s national interests. For instance, the UN engages in peacemaking activities which are aimed at assisting nations who have emerged out of conflict, reducing the risk of the country returning back to conflict and providing them with peace and development. Additionally, Canada similar to the UN works to advance international peace and security through the pursuit of disarmament of nuclear weapons of mass distraction and the regulations of arms. Furthermore, like the Canadian Charter of RIghts and Freedoms, the UN aims to prevent or responds to serious violations of human rights.
Canada has played a big role in the world since 1945 and this role has continued to this very day. Canada is still to this day being viewed as a peacekeeping nation because of its efforts and contributions in organizations like the United Nations, NATO and NORAD. These have given Canada a bigger and more important role in the world.Canada has made considerable contributions in organizations such as the UN, NATO and NORAD. The United Nations, is a organization that promotes social and economic progress and also focuses on peace world-wide. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, was formed in 1949 and was focused on protecting Western European countries from a possible of invasion by the Soviet Union. The North American Defence System, or NORAD, was an agreement created in 1957 between Canada and the United States. This agreement was made to stop the threat of Soviet attack on North America. The United Nations was formed in April of 1945 and consisted of 50 countries that all shared the same ideals and basic goals. The four basic goals of the United Nations are; maintaining world peace and preventing future wars; improving the standard of living for all countries and encouraging cooperation among nations as well as defending human rights and helping to promote equality. Canada has really played an important role in the General Assembly, and the
Topic: Canada and the United Nations Introduction Opening Thoughts/Ideas: The United Nations was officially created on October 24, 1945 at that time nearly 50 countries had signed the U.N charter including Canada. Canada is one of the united nations founding members and has been for 72 years and has even been in the league of nations which was disbanded and now called the united nations. Canada's involvement through the United Nations has been more than significant from providing humanitarian aid to those who were struck by famine, war, or natural disasters, enforcing international law and human rights to helping fight climate change around the world. Canada's continues to strive for better international cooperation as well as well as
I am interested in learning more about Canada-U.S. relations, as I am much more knowledgeable in Mexico-U.S. relations, as well as U.S. relations with other Latin American countries. I want to learn how Canada has dealt with the U.S. in terms of withdrawing itself from the TPP and threatening to leave the Paris Agreement. I am an undergraduate majoring in International Studies and would like to gain experience in formulating policies. Within my major, the track that I am taking focuses on foreign policy, diplomacy, peace and security. This program offers undergraduate students to learn in depth about current international challenges that impact Canadian relations with the U.S. While in Canada, I want to expand my networking skills and knowledge
North Korea has too much control over people's minds . North Koreans people can't fight since they have a dictatorship. North Korea have been taking the country by force with dictatorship so people.North Korea leader has been making a nuclear bomb and destroy the pollution .United nations should be stopping North Korea, Koreans has Trouble cooperating with Russia and China and United States .
In conclusion, North Korea should not be able to make Nuclear weapons because they have no resistance in their system to stop them from striking the neighboring countries. The countries that are the possible targets for the nuclear bombs are the U.S, and South Korea, etc. In total The U.S would have 10 minutes to react and South Korea would have 6 minutes to react to the nuclear bombs. Many people would be killed and suffer from the bomb. The best thing to do now is for the issue to be addressed to the media which can get people to prepare for the
Moreover, DPRK’s foreign policy since the 1970s focused on forceful unification of Korean Peninsula and spreading communist revolution in the South. It has to be remembered that an official doctrine till the end of the 1970s ideologically and practically postulated communization of the south on the basis of military intervention . Since that time North Korea placed its spies in the East Asia and started sheltering revolutionists and terrorists from all over the world, among others nine members of radical left-wing group called the Japanese Fraction of the Red Army who skyjacked a Japanese airplane to Pyongyang in March 1970 . Furthermore, North Korea has been for many years developing its nuclear program and numerously threatening to use it what obviously attracts attention of the whole world .
This article deals with the United States and its attempts to deal with the dangerous matters of North Korea. Some of the problems that were brought up in this article were North Korea’s plan to restart a plutonium based nuclear program at Yongbyon, North Korea’s plan to build a new highly enriched uranium (HEU) nuclear program, and the tension that emerged between the United States and South Korea. Even though many problems were occurring, there were some positive things that were happening at the time. The United States began negotiating with North Korea and South Korea about establishing railroad links, demining portions of the demilitarized zone, allowing athletes to compete in the Asian games, and allowing abductees to visit Japan.