International Security Assistance Force

of occurring again. Over time, the U.N has grown not only in size but in importance to global events. Currently there are 193 member states, all who finance and contribute to it whether it be money or armed forces. The objectives of the U.N include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, providing humanitarian aid in the case of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict. As more member joined, the U.N expanded its reach…

The following analysis will examine the roles and obligations of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) by outlining different options in assisting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in order to end the existing conflict and build a long-term sustainable peace. DRC, previously known as Zaire, has been fighting an uneasy battle for the rights and lives of its people against the increased violence from the rebels over natural resources, ethnicity and power. CIDA’s agenda to aid…

they can’t. While the United States is often portrayed as the world’s law enforcement, they have the approval and assistance from many of their allies including England, France, Australia, etc. So saying the United States is the only country attempting to regulate international issues is false. However, it is fair to say the United States is the leading force when it comes to international conflict resolution. The United States is often criticized for its failures when attempting to keep…

In South Sudan (UNMISS) has released a thorough report on the conflict surrounding South Sudan on the 8th of May 2014. This report revealed that both “gross violations of human rights and international law have occurred on a massive scale” and “civilians have often been targeted along ethnic lines” (International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, 2013). In more focus, the report discovered “reasonable grounds to believe that the crimes against humanity of murder, rape and other acts…

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characterized as a statecraft, which has been made for the advancement of Foreign Policy. In David, Balding words, Sanctions “are influenced attempts.” Where states seek to exert power over another international actor, that is, to do what they otherwise will not do. Since the post-war, the UN Security Council has authorized 26 multilateral sanctions , such as, in Haiti, Iraq, South Africa and Former Yugoslavia. Where compressive exchange sanctions were applied. However, the dubious about the…

In the source, Doug Brooks the Founder and President of International Stability Operations Association states that the only countries that provide peacekeeping services during conflicts are among the poorest countries within the world, therefore there is no surprise why the UN peacekeeping keeps failing. Many individuals would argue that the United Nations in many situations has not done enough to resolve crises with the use of peacekeeping services since on occasion it fails and ends the lives…

the problem to a larger security threat. For example, the spillover of the Syrian conflict into Lebanon have been predicted by various foreign policy experts (Young, et al 2014). This larger security threat would then negatively impact the international community by yielding more issues to deal with that requires costly…

world power, recapturing the highest GDP and balancing the national deficit. While the United States scaled back its foreign assistance, states began to fail, and radical groups took haven if these areas. Failed states continued to rise as the United States developed its technologies, energy developments, and resource independence.1 The lack of major U.S. presence in international economic issues causes many nations to collapse as well. The continent of Africa is the center of gravity for these…

was formed in 2015 UN-brokered talks, in a failed attempt to create a single ruling government. This political disorder has disrupted oil production, creating a looming economic crisis. The situation in Libya is a threat to both human security and international security. State capacity has disintegrated, allowing the state to become an arms and human trafficking hub and enabling thousands of migrants and refugees to transit through Libya. Additionally, the turmoil has presented an opportunity…