Humanitarian intervention

In other words, Spencer believed that government welfare and economic intervention was counter-intuitive to the evolution of humanity, which began “with a barbarous tribe, […] [progressing] towards an economic aggregation of the whole human race, growing ever more heterogeneous in respect of the separate functions.” Thus, Spencer…

multinational businesses as well as several charitable NGO’s. The initial impression was that the United States would provide military aid, but also significant resources for sustainable development, splitting the resources around 55% military to 45% humanitarian aid. This however ended up not being the…

Throughout world history, very many different political scenes were altered, former Yugoslavia not being an exception. Yugoslavia was considered to be one of the most liberal communist regime, led by dictator Josip Broz Tito. He kept complete control over the various ethnic, religious, and nationalist groups under a great superpower, “greater Yugoslavia”. Soon after Tito’s death, politicians began imposing nationalistic regimes, which only pinned the Serbs, Croats, and the Bosnians against each…

Human Trafficking – Role of the Nurse as Advocate Definition of Human Trafficking Human trafficking, also called as the modern form of slavery, is defined as activities involved when one person obtains or holds another person in compelled service for the purpose of financial gain with categories including sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and trafficking in child soldiers (Sabella, 2011). According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) (2016), human trafficking is defined…

The starting point of the Catholic teaching can be seen as protecting and promoting one’s personal dignity. Human dignity is something that cannot be taken away from or forfeited by an individual in any manner (30). Human dignity states that every person is worthy and must be free from slavery and other acts that are appropriate to human nature (Webster Dictionary). Humans have dignity not because of what they have accomplished in their past, but because God created the person in his image with…

campaign to stop U.S. military intervention—in its covert and overt forms—in the internal conflict, which has only complicated the situation in the second largest island of the Philippines. He also discusses how the Filipino people in the region of Bicol won against the restoration of U.S. military forces by forcing the rollback of 6,000 American troops. Instead, the U.S. was forced to send 100 U.S. military personnel in the Balikatan (joint military) exercises as a humanitarian mission. James…

The Fascination in Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad around the time of 1899. Apocalypse Now is a film inspired by Heart of Darkness and was released in 1979. Similar themes are displayed in both the film and novella. One main theme that they both have in common is “the fascination of the abomination” (Conrad, 7). Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now explore the theme of “the fascination of the abomination” through the setting of…

Still, Bourne only speaks on favorable responses toward the war by intellectuals such as John Dewey and America’s upper class. Popular opinion was not in favor of the war, however, until fear and propaganda were instilled. Bourne’s position on intervention in World War I reflected the honest opinions of the masses, before deceptive government…

Since the advent of Precision-Guided Munition (PGM) in 1942, the United States has enjoyed an unrivalled military capability to fight the nations’ wars. The first elements of modern American PGM emerged towards the end of the Vietnam War, where the success of laser guided missiles had proven its value in precision strikes. Over the years, PGM has become deeply integrated into U.S arsenal for military warfare. PGM has undergone several improvements and upgrades, the recent one using GPS…

Introduction The rise of Imperial Liberalism in Britain led to dramatic change within many nations throughout the nineteenth century through the expansion of British Empire abroad, as well as other forms of encounters between British colonisers or conquerors and its vassal states. There has always, however, been a double aspect to such expansions. This gives clear attention to liberalism 's ability to negotiate difference in a context of empire and to inspire the audiences through the analysis…