Opposing Viewpoints The United Nations was built on the Wilsonian vision of how international order should be organized around a global collective body in which sovereign sates would act together to uphold a system of territorial peace (Ikenberry 2009). Wilson was a world leader throughout the early decades of the 1900s and was president during the first world war. His experiences led him to believe that there was a need for a single overwhelming powerful group of nations who shall be the trustee of the peace of the world (Mazower 2012). The organization that is in charge of keeping international order is the United Nations. But as was evident in the speeches of some of the current world leaders at the 70th anniversary of the United Nations,
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Intervention, that on more than one occasion, was carried out without the consent of the United Nations. This aggressive attitude adopted by the modern United States is a stark contrast to the United States in the 19th century when policy was built around nonintervention and isolationism. Obama tries to justify his actions in his address by centering his speech around the people, human rights, and democratic ideals. He is concerned with an erosion of the democratic principles and human rights that are fundamental to this institution’s mission (The White House 2015). Yes, human rights should be a priority for both the United Nations because combined with good governance and personal security, the knowledge, innovation, imagination, creativity, drive, and opportunity, of the people are what can define a state and propel them towards future success and prosperity. Wilson’s vision was for a single group of nations who shall be responsible for the peace of the world. But because of the United States 's obsession with ensuring human rights and spreading democratic principles, the group of nations has turned into a single nation. And this, like Doyle mentioned, disrupts the balance-of-power. Therefore, if the United States continues to act without the consent of the United Nations, a democratic state is disobeying the democratic principles that have been enshrined in the creation of the United Nations. Are Obama’s actions, which at times erode old norms of society and spread international norms of human rights,
Intervention, that on more than one occasion, was carried out without the consent of the United Nations. This aggressive attitude adopted by the modern United States is a stark contrast to the United States in the 19th century when policy was built around nonintervention and isolationism. Obama tries to justify his actions in his address by centering his speech around the people, human rights, and democratic ideals. He is concerned with an erosion of the democratic principles and human rights that are fundamental to this institution’s mission (The White House 2015). Yes, human rights should be a priority for both the United Nations because combined with good governance and personal security, the knowledge, innovation, imagination, creativity, drive, and opportunity, of the people are what can define a state and propel them towards future success and prosperity. Wilson’s vision was for a single group of nations who shall be responsible for the peace of the world. But because of the United States 's obsession with ensuring human rights and spreading democratic principles, the group of nations has turned into a single nation. And this, like Doyle mentioned, disrupts the balance-of-power. Therefore, if the United States continues to act without the consent of the United Nations, a democratic state is disobeying the democratic principles that have been enshrined in the creation of the United Nations. Are Obama’s actions, which at times erode old norms of society and spread international norms of human rights,