(A) BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE TOPIC
1. Historical Background of the topic:
After Egypt nationalized Suez Canal, Britain, France, and Israel tried to intervene without
success. This event led to the 1956 Suez Crisis. During a UN meeting, Lester Pearson, a Canadian
diplomat, proposed a peacekeeping force wearing blue helmets for identification. In the
beginning, peacekeeping was limited to maintaining ceasefires and stabilizing situations on the
ground. But the he first missions consisted of unarmed military spectators and lightly armed
soldiers with monitoring, reporting, and confidence building roles. The first armed peacekeeping
mission was deployed to address Suez Crisis in 1956. The operation of ONUC (UN Operation of
Congo) was the first mission that had twenty thousand soldiers involved. ONUC showed the risk
of trying to bring security to war-torn countries. Two hundred and fifty soldiers died in this
mission. 2. Who is directly involved:
Directly involved in peacekeeping is a range of activities that help countries build
relationships with all sides, to increase the confidence of several middle class citizens, strengthen
ways to deal with violence, and to use forms of pressure to end violence once and for all.
Peacekeepers, such as military trained soldiers, are taught to have several structures and ways to,
if needed, to provide violence as a last resort. But civilian peacekeepers sometime has a more
persuasive way toward the prosecutors
Lastly he helped solve global conflicts between nations by putting together the United Nations Emergency Force to help stop the Suez Canal crisis in 1957. We support the effort that is being done and come together and mutually agree with one another that a peace treaty must be agreed upon (Lester B. Pearson, 148-150). The Newspaper stated that an immediate cease-fire was in effect for both countries and a U.N force was to patrol the borders if need be (John English, 136). At the time what he did by creating the United Nations Emergency Force was considered the first real demonstrations of what would be called
However, Lester B. Pearson helped with this problem. Pearson was an essential contributor to the Suez crisis of 1956, and he aided in
Not many people recognize what the Suez Crisis is, but to those who do, they all know that Lester B. Pearson played a crucial role in the neutralization of the situation. In 1956 3 , Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, thus triggering a crisis. Britain and France soon joined in a coalition along with Israel, in order to topple the Egyptian government. The invasion was halted due to pressure from the U.N. Lester B. Pearson understood that France, Britain and Israel could not all hold onto the Suez Canal without consequences, most thought of a war of some sort. He also understood that the war would cause NATO and the Commonwealth to crack under the pressure. Knowing this, Lester B. Pearson convinced the U.N. peacekeeping force in an impressive 57-0 4 fashion, thus diffusing the Suez Crisis altogether. For his contributions, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. This is a defining moment in Canadian history and is often regarded as the start to Canada’s humble and nice keeping persona and it all started because of this man.
prevent. The estimated losses of American soldiers were all over the place; starting at 23,000 all
The Suez Crisis, about 60 years ago, was the world’s first designated UN peacekeeping mission. It was a significant advance within the United Nations and
The Suez crisis was a conflict that could have easily turned into a third World War. With a battle between the Israelis and Egyptians at Sinai, the British and French invasion of Egypt, and nuclear threats from the Soviet Union, all of the elements were present to escalate the conflict and pull other countries into the fray. Canada had no direct ties to the Suez crisis, in terms of control or economic interest. However, Canadian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, persuaded the UN General Assembly to send in the United Nations Emergency Force. Even though Lester B. Pearson dismayed the Commonwealth with his measures for peace, Canada was recognized for starting the first ever United Nations Peacekeeping mission.
The Suez crisis was Canada’s first peacekeeping mission. The war started on July 26, 1956. When the president of egypt, Gamal Abdel Nesser, declared the Suez Canal to be nationalized. An American and Britian company owned the Canal. Once the company said they wouldn’t help the Suez canal financially
International Relations is how countries (Canada) interacted with each other. The 1956 Suez Crisis was a military and political encounter in Egypt that undermined to partition the United States and Great Britain, conceivably hurting the Western military collusion that had won the Second World War. Lester B. Pearson, who later won the election and became prime minister of Canada, won a Nobel Peace Prize for utilizing the world's first, substantial scale United Nations peacekeeping power to demilitarize the circumstance. I chose this picture/event for the reason that a Canadian stopped the Suez crisis from getting any bigger and leading into a war. This is significant because this was the first time the UN used a peacekeeping force on a large
Research Question: To what extent was the goal of U.S. actions surrounding the Suez Crisis of 1956 to preserve neutrality to protect U.S. interests?
Power, morality and ethics, and law are the three categories of activities that mankind has used to achieve this goal. Power is the use of force to accomplish the desired outcome, and when used strategically, it generally is the most proficient way to maintain peace and security. When morals and ethics fail, and international laws are broken, it is the use of power that it used to intervene and stop the violence. The ability to fend off attackers and defend yourself, or to fight for something that is believed to be just with the use of force are clear strengths of power. The United States’ intervention into World War II is a great example of power being used to bring peace. Their aid to the Allied forces helped end the war and also brought one of the most horrific genocides in history to a halt. However, if power is not used in a strategic, controlled manner, it can be very counterproductive. Peacekeeping operations may sometimes be misinterpreted as acts of war and bring more violence to a situation. Also, war and violence do not bid well with many civilians, as they often see death tolls and don’t consider what is to be gained. For example, the United States entered Vietnam with the good intentions of preventing a spread of communist leadership. However, there had been more bloodshed than could have been foreseen, and many Americans opposed the involvement in the war. The US eventually backed out of Vietnam
the change for a peaceful future. In today's society violence is saturating the minds of
In 1956, Gemal Abdul Nassir announced that he wanted the nationalization of the Suez Canal. This canal has been operated by Britain and France since the 18th century and due to this, tensions rose between Egypt, Britain and France. Israel regarded Gemal Abdul Nassir as a threat to its national security and due to this it was easy for Britain and France to convince Israel in the invasion of Egypt and the overthrowing of its president. Israel invaded Sinai Peninsula, Britain and France landed their troops later on the pretence of separating the fighting parties. This was the start of the Suez crisis. The USA condemned their actions and forced the three parties to withdraw and this made it possible
Continuing onwards from this point in history all the Peace operations during the cold war were a lot of controversy and hate was dominating the Security Council which was a big problem for the represented countries. After the first armed Peace keeping mission was successfully implemented in the Suez Canal it seemed like that all nations and countries wanted to participate in the next one as they gained respect. After 1956 and the Suez crisis cooled down the Congo crisis arose in 1960 which was the first large-scale mission which included around 20.000 soldiers. (un.org) It was a mission were 250 UN soldiers lost their lives as they
The Suez War or Crisis of 1956 was a geopolitical conflict between Egypt with Israel, Great Britain, and France. Just War theory will be used to assess the “just” qualities of the British’s involvement in the war. Great Britain’s role in the war does not fit within any of the categories of being a just war in either “jus ad bellum” or in “jus in bello.” A “just war” can be justified if it brings peace to a region however; in this case, the Suez War was fought to retain the British’s colonial powers among other reasons.
The most effective and most common method in dealing with violence in schools is conflict resolution. It has been used in many different states and in several different formats to try to give the students, faculty, and parents an