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…
In June of 1989, Slobodan Milosevic delivered a speech to a group of ethnic Serbians celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo. The speech was seen to improve his authority in Serbia, while also intimidating the ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. Following the speech…
caused deaths. An atrocity that caused savage violence. This atrocity was the largest massacre in Europe after the Holocaust. From the website endgenocide.org, there are “various of ethnic groups and republics that sought for independence” during Slobodan Milosevic lead. The Serbian leader took advantage of the nationalist’s feelings to gain more power and control over the country, and especially the people. The war that has caused a lot of damaged not only to the people but to the whole country…
been used countless times against civilizations, causing chaos, disorder, and destruction. Concerned of their own safety, people of the civilization fall to this fear, leaving everything aside, including order. When Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic came to power, he ruled harshly. He tore his country apart with unjustified actions, and engraved fear into his peoples’ hearts. As a modern representation of a dictatorship, he mostly ruled by fear, causing destruction and…
What does it mean to be a global citizen? If you want to see a prime example of one, just look at Louise Arbour, a huge spokeswoman for international justice and equality. Born February 10th, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, Louise Arbour is the daughter of Bernard Arbour and Ruth LaBerge. She has one brother, Patrick Arbour, and is currently married to her loving husband Larry Taman, with whom she has three children. At the age of twenty-two, Louise attended the Université de Montréal and began…
The word genocide can’t help but to strike a cord in the minds of people internationally. The connotation of the word is strong, an implicit call to action, but what if the word itself created more problems for conflict than solutions? A fatal flaw with genocide is the way the term has evolved away from being a legal definition of a crime, to a threshold of evil that can be manipulated to fit or not fit different actions. Genocide, while important, has the detrimental power to create a…
reflects one way of historicizing mass murder. The Bosnian Serb soldiers and militiamen commenced a campaign of compiling lists of leading Muslim and Croat intellectuals, musicians, and professionals summarily executing them led by President Slobodan Milosevic and General Ratko Mladic from 1992- 1995. The system of control extended beyond inflicting bodily harm and encompassed systems intended to restrict the life and movement of non- Serb civilians. The rules were: prohibition on Non- Serbs…
which were intended for the assassination of then President of Serbia Slobodan Milošević, and involved the use of a strobe light to blind the driver of the car to cause an accident. In order to review Tomlinson’s claims, Operation Paget officers were given access to the offices of M16, as well as M15, where they discovered evidence that proved his claims were falsified. The mentioned plans concerning a scheme of assassinating Milošević, was actually plans in assassinating another Serbian figure…
had gained the ability to heavily influence federal decision-making by securing half of the federal presidency votes (Brown and Karim 45). This power was used by Serbia in 1990 when Yugoslavia agreed to abolish the single-party system, yet, Slobodan Milošević used his influence to block down all these proposals from the Croatia and Slovenia. This prompted the Croatian and Slovene delegates to walk out of the convention and move towards secession (“Communism Crumbles”). Slovenia and Croatia both…
Comedy is seen and enjoyed by many all around the world, claiming its place as a staple of human culture. Comedy has but one rule: it must be funny. Other than this, humorists can take any and all liberties to fundamentally change the affect of their art; resulting in a wide array of comedic styles. The “comedy” umbrella somehow shelters the slapstick fun of Laurel and Hardy, the deadpan observations of Steven Wright and the surrealism of Monty Python. These comedians, along with all of their…