United Nations Security Council

Realists and Liberalist are often times conflicting on how they think about different issues and the way they go about constructing their own nations. But, institutionalism bridges a gap between the both of them. Institutionalism functions as a neutral territory that aims to diffuse potentially competing and conflicting issues. Realism, being the oldest International Relations theory gives a pessimistic view of human nature. Realists believe that. Some of the known Realists who shaped the ideals…

Ironically, the same regime at the international level is called a Great power or a Security Council permanent member. This member sits indeed on the council in a permanent manner and have a full control on all the decision making process. More than that, when it is confronted to a position that doesn’t suit its proper interests, it will simply deny it by resorting to its superpower: the veto. The 2015 Security Council (SC) report states that the veto power is constituted…

world government would do more harm than good. A great example would be the United Nations…it has been known to make a reckoning in many situations.…

That is why treaties and policies are put in place. To protect the lives of Americans and their allies. No policy can fully protect anyone from any nation/state who wants to launch an attack. The most recent example of this is with the attack on Paris, I only mention that at this time as it is the most recent terrorist act upon a peaceful nation. ISIS has their own agenda and there isn’t a policy in the world that could quell their actions, as they do not follow traditional rules of…

fifty one countries came together and created the United Nations Organization (the UN). This organization's main priority is to maintain peace and security throughout the world. The United Nations was conceived as an instrument to face the most relevant and global challenges in the international system. Since it's foundation, it has suffered many successes and failures and among the many strengths there are still some weaknesses. The United Nations has celebrated many victories and successes,…

Is it legitimate to intervene another state’s internal affairs? Do gross violations of human rights justify armed interventions to stop atrocities? According to the UN charter protection of human rights is the responsibility of the international community hence humanitarian interventions are foreign military actions which prevent or halt mass muyrder and other sever violations of human rights. In contrast the charter also prohibits forceful interference against the territorial intregrity and…

range of action, due to its over-politicizing, especially through the Security Council. Not only UN 's attention on conflicts in selective, but on top of that the criteria upon which the Council agrees to discuss or intervene within an issue are in any case not the reflection of the global community interest, but rather the game of great powers dominance within the organisation. Looking at decisions taken by the Security Council and attitudes of States towards them, one is led to recognize…

“self” and “other.” From a constructivist perspective, the alliances created between Hezbollah, Assad and Iran; and Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the moderate rebels can be seen as a Sunni-Shia war. Similarly, the contraposition between Russia and the United States can also be understood through history and opposing ideology. With US perceiving itself as the defender of peace and democracy and Russia perceiving itself as the defender of state sovereignty. Alliances created between states continue to…

The United Nations (UN) is defined as an intergovernmental organization commissioned to encourage international cooperation and to generate and continue international order. Individuals from within the UN member States can bring complaints of human right breaches to the relevant UN Treaty Body. A Human Rights Treaty is an international agreement, which instils irrevocable obligations to protect and promote rights and freedoms on States that officially accept it, commonly through “ratification”…

The United Nations is an international organization established in 1945 whose purpose is to maintain international peace and security. However, in extreme cases of global disarray, such as the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 and the ongoing Genocide in Darfur, it seems as if the UN did the complete opposite. By comparing both the military and humanitarian aid provided by the UN during these events, we will determine just how successful and/or adequate their efforts were. In addition to aid provided, we…