Warringah 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…

Although there are numerous international relations theories that exist within the world today, not many clash like neorealism and idealism do. Where neorealists see a world full of actors focused on achieving power for survival, idealists see many actors attempting to achieve that same survival through the use of cooperation instead of force. When neorealists say that power is the best means for survival, idealists assert that survival is not in power, but rather in cooperation and…

In my eyes, this completely negates most, if not all, of the strives towards a democratically founded entity of governing by the rest of the Security Council, as well as the rest of the United Nations. This is due namely because of the amount of attention that this section of the United Nation recovers over the other agencies. History of this day is age will be looked back on negative due to a reluctant…

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…

events takes place during the University of Alabama’s homecoming week festivites. In the midst of all the events the university partakes in, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) hosts an annual step show broadcasting the different talents and attributes the African American Greek System has to offer. The National Pan-Hellenic Council first made its debut on Alabama’s campus in 1974 housing a total of eight sororities and fraternities of the “Divine 9.” A part of the NPHC’s over all mission…

Self Interest in International Courts and Tribunals International justice and law is a tool used by powerful states directed against smaller states. I would go even further and argue that international bodies, when controlled by powerful states, is a tool meant to intervene specifically in conflicts where those same powerful states could benefit. International tribunals, specifically the ICC, have motives that make the pursuit of justice desirable. Through the lens of a realism, I see the ICC…

FORUM: GA3, Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee QUESTION OF: Prevention of the Use of Child Soldiers SUBMITTED BY: People’s Republic of China CO-SUBMITTED BY: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Recalling previous relevant United Nations resolutions such as but not limited to A/RES/51/77, S/RES/2143(2014), S/RES/2068(2012), S/RES/1998(2011), S/RES/1882(2009), S/RES/1612(2005), S/RES/1539(2004), S/RES/1460(2003), S/RES/1379(2001), S/RES/1314(2000), S/RES/1261(1999), Welcoming continuous support of…

The world is made up of millions of beings, and although many have the same goals and beliefs in life, conflict often arises between different groups. A group that most don’t think about very often is child soldiers. In the book Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala, you are able to get an uncut look into what life is like as a child soldier. Focused mainly around a young boy Agu, the book follows him through his life as a child soldier. Although there are many topics that the book brings to…

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…

configuration of the Security Council. The permanent membership of the SC should not be wholly restricted to the infamous P-5, as they are called, which consists of Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, and the United States. Instead, we should expand the P-5 to include other key states of the contemporary era. Doing so would help balance the United Nations and prevent the domination of any one state, or group thereof, within the institution. The current Security Council is a relic of the…