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In the year 1945, fifty one countries came together and created the United Nations Organization (the UN). This organization's main priority is to maintain peace and security throughout the world. The United Nations was conceived as an instrument to face the most relevant and global challenges in the international system. Since it's foundation, it has suffered many successes and failures and among the many strengths there are still some weaknesses. The United Nations has celebrated many…

documents can cause major issues to escalate beyond the UN’s control before a decision by the UN Security Council can be reached. The most glaring example of this is the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. The UN was in Rwanda when the conflict began between the Hutu and Tutsi; however, they were unable to intervene because of Chapter 1 Article 2 Provision 7 of their charter which allowed the situation in Rwanda to escalate to a genocide. There are other glaring conflicts between the two documents but the…

Humanitarian intervention has been to the forefront of international relations since the end of the Cold-War. I believe it is critical in protecting human rights and providing emergency assistance in states where human-rights violations are being perpetrated, similar to that stated in ‘Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations’ by Theo Farrell. It is difficult to define humanitarian intervention, as not all States agree on what is to be included in characterising and defining intervention.…

Two current genocides that are present, is Rwanda and Burundi. The Rwandan genocide started in 1994. This genocide was the slaughtering of the Tutsi by the Hutu. The Burundi genocide was started in 1972. This genocide was between the Tutsi and the educated Hutus. The Tutsi would murder the Hutus, just because they were smart. In the nited States violence is increasing, and if we don’t start teaching in depth…

In Warren St. John’s “Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference,” The reader explores a refugee soccer team and their hectic journey. The Ziaty, Balegamire, and Ntwari families are all dealing with mothers struggling to provide for their children, kids depending on a refugee soccer team, and as a whole, adapting to their new life in the U.S. after their traumatizing pasts. Although it is not directly stated, the mothers, Beatrice, Paula,…

‘The Banality of “Ethnic War”’ aims to debate the all against all theory of ethnic conflict. Within this piece, Mueller argues that ethnic war, in the sense of the Hobbesian theory, does not exist, and this generalized theory represents non-ethnic conflict (p.42). Mueller’s article provided several strengths, which makes the piece of literature a thorough yet interesting analysis of ethnic conflict. Mueller uses the cases of Yugoslavia and Rwanda to explore how ethnicity mobilizing device,…

In both Left to Tell and Monster, the Christian theology of forgiveness is the prime theme. Forgiveness, a term with profound meaning. It can be shown in a variation of ways and has the power to transform lives. It is a key factor in altering evil in the world to good. In Left to Tell and Monster, forgiveness teaches Steve Harmon and Immaculee Ilibagiza how to move onward from being targeted and prejudiced, and focuses on the their personal stories as victims. Human dignity, faith, and…

Factors that Influence Genocide There are many factors that can lead to genocide. The primary motivation of genocide is often caused by exacerbated conflict that is sustained by discontent among the general populations. These motivations include the convenience of using the persecuted group as scapegoats and advancing the idea and acceptance of the “stab-in-the-back” myth, establishing racialized narrative of superiority among groups, the radicalization of nationalism in government caused by…

The Impact of the Rwandan Genocide In 1994, the tiny country of Rwanda was disrupted with brutal violence, and saw the killing of nearly one million people in a period of one-hundred days. It was a genocide, the mass murder of Africans that resided in Rwanda. The aftermath of the loss left survivors traumatized and foreigners felt ashamed in their inability to intervene in the catastrophe. During the massacre, Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, was appointed as force commander to the United…

could not care less if the Africans got killed, they built hospitals for themselves. They expanded the country for their own wealth. America will use South America to gain wealth. According to McCormack, “In Rwanda, Belgium entrenched the idea of the Hutu as a workforce, and the Tutsi as extenders of Belgian rule. The politicization of these two cultures would profoundly contribute to the genocide of 1994” (McCormack, 2006). This supports the fact that the Europeans did not care for the lives…