The Ottawa process is a great example of how Canada took an important intermediate political role, creating one of the first innovative treaties. Nearly 122 representatives from across the globe traveled to Canada to sign the Ottawa treaty to stop the use of landmines, creation, transfer, and their destruction (Kitchen). The idea behind the ban on land mines was their ineffective use against other military personnel, which suppressed innocent civilians rather than its designated use. The ban of landmines was, in hope, to stop the influx and flow of landmines in dangerous areas such as Afghanistan, Cambodia, Angola, and other war-torn states. Additionally, there is more beyond the scope than just the ban of land mines. It is the first time
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For instance, Sovereign states China, India, and Russia, the largest in the world, have decided to end the exports of landmines. Russia will sign the treaty when it can fit their terms (English 129). Further influence of the ban can be found in the book by Phillip Winslow, the author of a book about the global land mine epidemic in Angola, which recorded more than “sixty-five varieties [of landmines] have been confirmed… [which] they were manufactured in nineteen countries, including the United States, Italy, Germany France and Sweden. Not one was made in Angola” (Winslow 14). The Ottawa process had the previously mentioned countries sign the treaty to stop the manufacture and exportation of these mines so countries like Angola would have a dry spell on mines. This ban on mines has also benefited NGOs, especially international ones providing doctors for assistance, such as the Red Cross, as reduction of casualties and limbs can allow doctors for more time in other …show more content…
The fewer landmines in circulation puts less financial strain on NGOs in the long run by allowing more access of support through vehicle transportation, instead of using more expensive means of transportation like air transportation. It further allows doctors to focus on other variables, such as treating disease, rather than an influx of people loosing limbs and life. Furthermore, Canada was the forefront of allowing NGO representatives and state officials in a democratic system to create an international treaty. Benefits of NGOs in an international democratic system have been analyzed by scholars through the Ottawa process worldwide, and the benefits surpass the skepticism. Views aside, the fewer landmines in circulation is best for everyone, and Canada’s intermediate role has shown to be effective, yet innovative through the allowance of NGOs to
For instance, Sovereign states China, India, and Russia, the largest in the world, have decided to end the exports of landmines. Russia will sign the treaty when it can fit their terms (English 129). Further influence of the ban can be found in the book by Phillip Winslow, the author of a book about the global land mine epidemic in Angola, which recorded more than “sixty-five varieties [of landmines] have been confirmed… [which] they were manufactured in nineteen countries, including the United States, Italy, Germany France and Sweden. Not one was made in Angola” (Winslow 14). The Ottawa process had the previously mentioned countries sign the treaty to stop the manufacture and exportation of these mines so countries like Angola would have a dry spell on mines. This ban on mines has also benefited NGOs, especially international ones providing doctors for assistance, such as the Red Cross, as reduction of casualties and limbs can allow doctors for more time in other …show more content…
The fewer landmines in circulation puts less financial strain on NGOs in the long run by allowing more access of support through vehicle transportation, instead of using more expensive means of transportation like air transportation. It further allows doctors to focus on other variables, such as treating disease, rather than an influx of people loosing limbs and life. Furthermore, Canada was the forefront of allowing NGO representatives and state officials in a democratic system to create an international treaty. Benefits of NGOs in an international democratic system have been analyzed by scholars through the Ottawa process worldwide, and the benefits surpass the skepticism. Views aside, the fewer landmines in circulation is best for everyone, and Canada’s intermediate role has shown to be effective, yet innovative through the allowance of NGOs to