History of Somalia

Somalia is consistently seen as a failed state, undeniably it could be argued that it is the classic case as Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As Messner (2013) argues, “it is also indubitable that the plan to build and sustain a modern state, with internal and external sovereignty as its defining characteristics has failed in Somalia.” However, Robert W. Cox (2209) adds, “many works in political science dealing with Somalia are written from a ‘problem-solving…

In a world full of hate and mass killings, one region in particular seems to excel at doing dastardly deeds. This region would be African and Arabic countries. Somalia and Rwanda are two countries that stand out in particular due to the recent turmoil. The Rwandan genocide is an example of one ethnic group slaughtering another. This is similar to another lesser known, but longer lasting genocide called the Somali Genocide. The Somali genocide started as clan warfare after the fall of Siyad Barre…

World Free of Poverty Possible? A world free of poverty is like a perfect dream come true, but is this dream actually possible for us, I would have to say no to that. I believe that as human beings regardless what country we live in, we have given our individual governments enough power that they now have brainwashed us to think all of the important issues we need to fix require lots of time, money and effort which makes it inconvenient for us all. I also, believe that the issue of poverty is…

The person who I interviewed for the project goes by the name of Adam Barre. I met Adam in a Criminal Justice program last semester. Adam is Somolian, but was born and raised in Canada. His mother was born in Ethiopia and his father born in Somalia who both moved to Canada in 1985. I learned in the interview Adams grandfather was drafted into World War 2 to fight in Europe while his grandmother raised his mom. Both parents suffered poverty and hunger growing up. Due to Adams parents having a…

Tracing back through history, mankind has tried to caution upcoming generations of horrific overland deluge events. You can discover this message in the epic tales of the Sumerian King Gilgamesh. It is juxtaposed with the Hebrew Bible referencing Noah. The Abrahamic and Babylonian regions have warning stories as well. Other places such as Japan and the Hawaiian Islands have passed down forewarnings and changed their life to face this ominous threat. They tell stories of whole towns and villages…

In addition to the direct failures of the intervention, we can learn a great deal about the American failure through the consequences of Somalia. Domestic politics drives foreign policy, and in the case of Somalia, the domestic backlash sheds light on what was a step in the wrong direction for security as seen through Presidential Decision Directive 25. After the tragedy of the battle of Mogadishu and Black Hawk Down, President Clinton was facing mounting domestic pressure to ‘bring the boys…

Somalia is best identified as a country with the term “Third World” doggedly attached to its status amongst the nations of the world and the African continent. Located at the most eastern edge of Africa, Somalia could actually move itself off of this lowly “Third World” designation amongst African nations due to the key role it could play in the shipping industry. Because of its prime location, strategically located between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean the current, or any, future…

Since its start in 1948 UN peacekeeping has had the sole purpose of helping in humanitarian crisis internationally. The protection of citizens in war torn countries and the deliverance of humanitarian aid is of the upmost importance in both first and second generation peacekeeping. Yet if these missions are inefficiently equipped, financed and manned the mission is doomed to failure. For UN peacekeeping missions to be successful it is imperative they are routinely staffed, deployed and equipped…

Many theories have been made as to what pirating was really like. Many false accusations have been made and still get tossed around to this day. The romanticized version of piracy, the novel Treasure Island they life of piracy is much different from what it actually was like according to the factual information packet about pirates/pirating/piracy. First off, pirates were well known for looting ships and making people walk the plank. In the novel Treasure Island, it talks about a ship headed…

As a family social worker who was assigned to case example #1, I would be inheriting a case from another worker who has already met with the family in question once before. The first step I would take would be to review the case notes. Upon initial review, I would notice that the family was Somalian, which is a culturally very different than my own. I would also reach out to the former case workers to gain an understanding of why the case is no longer being managed by them to understand what…