Humanitarian intervention

The 1994 Haiti intervention illustrated unsuccessful national security leadership. The elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti was overthrown by a military coup that returned Haiti to an authoritarian regime, however re-establishment of democracy was desired by the U.S. and the United Nations (UN). Though Aristide’s government was re-established on behalf of a U.S. controlled multinational force military intervention, the Aristide government was weak, incompetent, and corrupted (Baumann

Despite the fact that direct intervention in Syria could put USA’s relationships with Russia and Iran on the line, inaction would lead to a Syrian genocide and increasing war complexities. Any US military intervention would have to take into account the impact it could have on the actions and desires of myriad other actors: jihadist fighters, Islamist political players such

American Imperialism: Right or Wrong for America? Since the American Revolution, a belief developed among America’s political parties that the United States had a responsibility to spread freedom and democracy to the remaining under developed countries. This belief was called American Exceptionalism. This belief and social Darwinism along with the US industries desire to expand into new markets as well as spread Christianity lead to American imperialism. The concept of imperialism developed from

personal versus moral obligations caused the officials to disregard the Tamils and delay their liberation. The weakness of the UN’s management also permitted this, as there was no decisive authority figure or clear command to guide them toward intervention (Bhalla). Without true leadership, the workers were allowed to make decisions for themselves, fostering a selfish mentality as their responsibilities to the world were forgotten and ethnic obliteration persisted. To this day, the Sri Lankan government

The process of reforming the United Nations (UN) has been a highly debated issue among members of the international community. Since the initial signing of the UN Charter in 1945, the world has changed dramatically. The UN is trying to regulate a forum that assesses and deals with global issues while also struggling to unite all 193 member states, some of whom have been seen to have conflicting ideas and individual agendas (Teng, 2003, pp. 2-3). This essay highlights what I feel are the most pressing

During military intervention, the human rights of non-combatants are placed in very high regard. However, there are no assurances that there will not be civilian casualties. The question remains what an acceptable level death or bodily harm is and when would it be considered morally or ethically acceptable during military intervention. According to Altman and Wellman, “If there is no other way to rescue far greater numbers of persons from death or grave bodily harm, then armed intervention might be permissible

In August of 1992, President George Bush Sr. sent US soldiers into Somalia to provide humanitarian relief to those Somalis suffering from starvation. The major problems in Somalia started when President Mohammed Siad Barre was overthrown by a coalition of opposing clans. Although there were several opposing groups, the prominent one was led by Mohammed Farah Aidid. Following the overthrow of Barre, a massive power struggle ensued. These small scale civil wars led to the destruction of the agriculture

Children in crisis are at a higher risk of developing mental health issues due to traumatic experiences. Several interventions are available to reduce the effects of traumatic experiences on children. In this paper, the effectiveness of psychiatric programs for children in crisis will be investigated. It is hypothesized that psychiatric intervention programs are effective in reducing stress reactions in children in crisis but an holistic approached must be adopted to obtain better results. The following

Connor McCarty PS 1400 - Into to International Relations - Adrianna National Interest/Sovereignty Paper Genocide is defined by the United Nations as "...acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group..." (UN, 1) While there are many sovereign nations engaged in international politics, only a few engaged (or disengaged) in African politics during the Cold War era. Through realism and liberalism the actions of global leaders and members

Foreign policy is a historical phenomenon, playing an integral role in international relations theory; it is defined as how a state should interact with other states, as well as non-state agents, in order to achieve a goal. Foreign policy can be distinguished from general policy through three preconditions: the ontic precondition, institutional precondition and finally, the public precondition. Walker’s Inside/ Outside argues that in the period from the fifteenth and seventeenth century, there emerged