International Security Assistance Force

tensions or conflicts led rebel groups like the Darfur Liberation Front (DLF) which later became Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement to fight against the government of Sudan which allied with Janjaweed militia by using armed force. Under the estimation of United Nations, more than 200,000 people died and at least 2 million people were displaced from their homes in Darfur since fighting broke out in 2003. In February 2003, DLF attacked police stations and army bases…

The dawning of international terrorism has forced a complete re-thinking of how citizens and governments handle emergency management, perceive military ventures, and interact with law enforcement agencies. However, there have been stumbling blocks to how best to implement wide-scale institutional changes across all agencies and communities to counter terrorism. While most agree with the definition of terrorism – acts that seek to intimidate, coerce, or ransom populations to create fear, gain…

Calling and Jihad). Controversial origins and grievances, scholars argue that Boko Haram either emerges in the mid- 1990s either in the early 2000s by a small Sunni Islamic Sect. International concerns over Islamic groups operating in northern Nigeria are nothing new, in the mid-1920s under British rules the international community already raised concern about the activities of Tijani missionaries. Even if the interpretation of Islam and use of violence differs from Boko Haram, the causes of…

“the FARC has been able to integrate itself, at least to a degree, as a significant component of its country’s formal economy on both the national and international stage. In fact, it is a vital part of Colombia’s society and, to at least some Colombians, a symbol of opportunity and security.” 2 The unfortunate side to FARC is that, on the international stage, “Members of the FARC are often described as delinquent insurgents who have lost all personal and institutional ethical boundaries and…

means that he must have either felt that his side would win the war, or disliked the thought of American intervention so much that he would rather fight the war without any assistance. Acheson’s testimony indicates that Americans thought military force was absolutely necessary to further democracy, and that the “collective security” of America was worth any amount of bloodshed. Acheson’s argument also indicates that Americans were so fearful of communism that they were willing to fight another…

Fourth, it is very difficult to implement and enforce laws regarding human trafficking when most situations involving the trafficking of persons are mislabeled and not seen for the crime that they truly are. This is especially the case with international treaties such as the Palermo Protocol. Fifth, many people at the local level, the general public, cops, judges and the like are uneducated about human trafficking. They either don’t know what indicators to look for to identify a trafficking…

known as the youngest and newest state of the international community. It gained independence on July 9, 2011 as a result of a 2005 peace deal that ended the longest-running civil war in Africa. However, a couple of years later crisis struck the new state during a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and former Vice-President Riek Machar whom he sacked due to accusations of planning a coup. Machar denied the accusations but still mobilized a rebel force against the government. The…

The authority of the coastal state to limit and control the passage of vessels carrying refugees and migrants has to be kept in accordance with customary international law and any other international agreements that the coastal state is a party to. However, it is a tricky question to determine whether refugees/migrants who reach the edges of or cross over into the territorial sea are satisfying the requirements of Articles 31…

I. Introduction Private Security Companies (PSC) offer military- and security-related services around the world in austere, undeveloped, and failed nations, as well as in fragile, developing, and democratizing nations. Comprised of highly-skilled individuals, PSCs have an arsenal of unique and coveted capabilities available to them, which their clients consider essential for their specific needs. With services ranging from dangerous, adrenaline-filled, armed combat missions to honorable…

was basically ignored international, because it was seen as an internal problem. The UN did not want other to be involved in the affair. Reporters portrayed the incident as a civil war, and did not mention the premeditated slaughter of civilians. Shortly after the killings began, General Dallaire solicited the UN for aid again but they rejected his requests.. In fact, within days of the start of the genocide, the UN Security Council voted to reduce the UN peacekeeping force in the country from…