Invasion of Kuwait

wars”. This means that they are not fighting just to get paid. There are seven criteria by which a war can be judged to be just. Among the rules are Just Cause, there must be a very good reason for going to war, such as protecting your country from invasion. There should be a formal declaration of war by the legal government. It has to be the last resort and all other alternatives must be exhausted. There must be…

Everyone has heard of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Whether you see her on a debate or on Fox News, you probably have heard a lot about her. On the other hand, not everyday do we hear about her fellow Democrat running, Bernie Sanders. What distinguishes Sanders from all other candidates is that he refuses to accept large campaign contributions from large corporations. This allows him to remain uninfluenced by corporate interests. Other candidates may find it difficult to ignore…

Senior military leader at the strategic level not leading small organizations, most case they leading a large organizations. According to strategic leadership primer “the greatest impact on the Army include; threats, international alliances, etc... internal environment ”. A strategic leader must be representative of his or her organization, therefore, military leaders to enhance the ability to collaborate, cooperate, and compromise to effect external organization . General Schwarzkopf was…

To what extent, if at all, can the invasion of Iraq in 2003 be characterised as an example of humanitarian intervention? The invasion and occupation of Iraq began in March 2003 and is now a highly focused debate as to whether it can be characterised as an example of humanitarian intervention. Iraq represents a nemesis, a point that states should perhaps intervene elsewhere, as we are living amongst the consequences caused by ‘humanitarian intervention’. The social fabric of Iraqi society…

I do agree with the Warren commission's findings. As pointed out in our book, while critics have found fault with the Warren commission's findings no convincing alternative interpretation of the events of November 22nd,1963 have been developed. America's love and fascination with all things JFK in my opinion, support the notion that although Kennedy offered few solutions to the day’s pressing issues his charisma and charm were immortalized near to the point of Sainthood. Because the vast…

The way the government aimed to deny these incidents ever occurred, Gourevitch and Morris deliver an in-depth perspective on the events taken place in a prison system in Abu Ghraib, located in Iraq. It’s astounding how the people whom lead our precious America could be such savages in the face of temptation. And so much so, how could we as a country be the country we are and continuously deny our roles in these events. The leaders of our free have once again aimed at keeping world information,…

In his article ‘The Path to Sokkuram’, Robert Hass develops the idea that reality is subjective in nature, and something that is sometimes based more on the overriding feelings and opinions of large groups of people than on an impartial analysis of the situation. Hass illustrates this through examples of various groups of people in Korea and the political ideologies they subscribe to, which he compares and contrasts with his own creeds. In psychology, the projective hypothesis suggests that the…

“The use of violence can never be legitimate.” Discuss the validity of this claim, with reference to at least on violent conflict you have studied. In this essay I will discuss violence and its legitimacy. I will provide arguments how use of violence can be legitimate and illegitimate. Who has the authority to use violence legitimately and whose violence will be considered as illegitimate. I will write a balanced essay with both arguments in for and against the claim given in the question. I…

A Review of Fearon’s “Rationalist Explanations for War” War and peace have played the central role in the field of international relations. In the paper “Rationalist Explanations for War”, Fearon provides three coherent rationalist explanations for the central puzzle about war, namely, why war occurs and recurs albeit war is inefficient ex post. Fearon first refutes five rationalist arguments that accepted as tenable in previous literature. These arguments are: 1) anarchy; 2) expected benefits…

Q-What are the similarities and differences between the views of non-western political thinkers like Sun Tzu/ Kautilya with western political thinkers like Hobbes and Machiavelli, with regard to war/security of a state? A war is “A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.” In this essay, I will be focusing on the ideologies of western and non-western political thinkers with respect to war and security. This topic interests me mainly…