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and the social and personal impoverishment that ac-companies the loss of diversity. In these places, politicized differences actively manifested into violent conflict at the hands of political entrepreneurs, between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo and then Arabs and Kurds in Iraq, as well as sectarian fault lines between Sunni and Shia. I also witnessed how the participants in communal violence could, at other times, live side by side as neighbors, even valuing each other's…

and analysis. RAND focuses on the issues that matter most such as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more. Earlier, I served as the Commander for over 400 US-NATO Troops in Bosnia and Kosovo (2008-2009), I provided operational and administrative control and was responsible for manning, good order and discipline, morale, quality of life and training as well as timely and accurate support to the chain of…

which we can use when analyzing the film. In one instance Annan mentions Rwanda, saying that the “genocide showed us how the terrible consequences of inaction can be in the face of mass murder”, and on the other hand he mentions Kosovo, in which NATO’s decision to bomb Kosovo as a measure to solve the conflict “ raised important equally questions about the consequences of action without international consensus and clear authority”, because it didn’t have the UN Security Council approval and…

Stanley Donwood’s Get Out Before Saturday is a painting with several subtle symbols referencing, in my interpretation, a post-apocalyptic landscape. In this paper, I will be investigating and attempting to prove that Donwood’s inspiration for the piece stems from humankind’s deterioration of the planet through our ideological shortcomings in regards to both the environment, and global politics. Furthermore, I will be addressing my belief that Donwood intends to issue a warning through the…

After the era of independence wars or civil wars for land, wars became more intense because of technology and globalization. Consequently, organizations were created to help or solve global affairs. For example, the United Nations plays an important role as an organization because it is considered an intermediary in decisions for problems globally. In addition, countries have learned how tremendous the damage can be when a war comes, however, countries still invest great quantities of money and…

Is Rio, a suitable host for the Olympics, has been the subject of much debate in the media recently. It is in response to this discussion that Chris Berg has written his article "Rio's financial crisis reveals the moral bankruptcy of the Olympics" and Mark Knight has also drawn a cartoon. In his article, published in The ABC News on 21 June 2016, Berg contends in a frustrated and critical tone that it is the epitome of government waste. Berg's intended audience seem to be comprised of the people…

playing into this and protecting Serbia’s interest. Serbia ended up at war with one of its two provinces Kosovo which had a large Albanian population to which the Serbian army tried to remove with violent measures. The Serbian government to justify ethnic cleansing claimed that Albanians had been driven out Serbians , the truth was they had been leaving owing to their better education and Kosovo being economically poor (Kuljik, 2016). Eventually Nato became involved in an attempt to bring an…

Introduction The responsibility to protect human rights has seen extensive and exhaustive debate throughout history. Since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the tension between state sovereignty and international intervention in pursuit of human rights protection has been contested. Over three centuries later, and the United Nations Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine has codified human rights protection in a global political commitment of the highest order. Following the international…

I recently read over the speech written by Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the holocaust which killed millions of innocent men, women and most horrifically; children. Elie along with his family were brought to Auschwitz where his moth and sister were killed shortly after arrival. Elie and his father were able to survive by performing hard labor and were eventually transferred to the Buchenwald concentration camp where his father later died shortly before the camp was liberated by the U.S. Third Army.…

Education is Hope Your daughters and your sons cannot go to school. Because, they are at risk of being assaulted, kidnapped, or even killed. NJ MED (and all the visitors to this website) want to help. The TIF (To School, In-School, and From School) Proposed International Law Around the world, millions of children are at risk on their way to school, while they’re in school and on their way home from school. In developed nations student’s face risks, such as assault, theft, rape, and a…